NBA Draft Declarations

[austour]

[quote="Paultzman" post=280556]Goodman
LSU junior Brandon Sampson has signed with an agent and will declare for the NBA Draft, source told ESPN. Top 50 kid coming out of high school.

Blah career at LSU, but wish a good kid well. Europe likely[/quote]

Name rings a bell but can't quite place it.

 

[bk8664]

Link below to an interesting article on high school / duke freshman decisions - about whether going there is a good decision or not - for the non- #1 or #2 guys going there.

It highlights how the two guards, that were super highly rated weren't highlighted/used that much - so their draft status had no chance of improving / probably declined.

[URL][URL]https://www.theringer.com/2018/4/9/17213792/trevon-duval-duke-one-and-done[/URL][/URL]

 

[SJU14]

I don’t think I saw it anywhere here today but Yankuba Sima announced today that he will be leaving Ok St to play professionally in Europe. He only lasted one semester of playing there.

 

[redken]

Jalen Bruson going pro per WFAN.

 

[paultzman]

[quote="redken" post=280695]Jalen Bruson going pro per WFAN.[/quote]

Suspect he will never be a star in NBA, but will have a long and successful career. To me, he is one of the most effective point guards I have seen through the years. He simply makes the right plays at the right time.

There are only a handful of guys I can think of who I would want with the ball at crunch time. He is one of them. Knowing his determination and competitive nature, he’ll probably prove me wrong on the NBA star comment.

 

[NCJohnnie]

Rooting for Brunson as he is a hard nosed player and seems like a great kid. Only question in my mind is whether he has the quickness to succeed at his size in NBA. Have been pleased to see how well Hart has played for the Lakers when given minutes.