MiniMoeHawk
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A lottery pick is unlikely but not impossible. There are a few teams out there who throw darts deciding who to pick. If Adam Morrison or Darco Milicic were able to do it.
Stopped reading here.
A lottery pick is unlikely but not impossible. There are a few teams out there who throw darts deciding who to pick. If Adam Morrison or Darco Milicic were able to do it.
A lottery pick is unlikely but not impossible. There are a few teams out there who throw darts deciding who to pick. If Adam Morrison or Darco Milicic were able to do it.
My maybes: White, Olaseni, Woodbury
White: the Bowen comparisons are way off. Bowen lasted in the NBA because of his defensive footwork and his ability to rebound. It is highly unlikely that White will develop a reliable 3pt shot in 18 months. He does not play NBA-prospect defense (if you are not a scorer, you need to be a defensive specialist). He doesn't have the body of an NBA 4, and isn't quick enough to play the 3. Europe.
Marble: the lack of a jump shot and explosiveness put him out of the NBA. He is simply not an NBA 2 guard, nor could he play the point. He is a fine college player, but if Andre couldn't stick in the league, do you really think Dev will? Europe.
Olesani: NBA? No. There are a lot of athletic bigs who don't make the NBA because they are not elite basketball players. Gabe is one of those guys. Europe.
Woodbury: if he develops a Luke Schenscher or Will Perdue-like game, he'll get a look. If he can put up the same numbers as a senior as Jepsen, then 2nd round or possible free agent signing.
Utoff: he has a good jump shot -- arguably better than Bullard at the same age. If he can refine it to become a reliable 3pt shooter, he could step into the same role on an NBA team that Bullard occupied with the Rockets. He's too thin for the 4 in the NBA, and might be a defensive liability against NBA 3s. If he works that jump shot enough, he could be a free agent pickup.
Jok: way too early to tell. If he gets his hops back, then it looks a lot better. 6'6" jump shooters with average quickness and strength tend not to make the NBA, however.
Not trying to pee in anyone's cornflakes here -- this is a very good college basketball team, with some good, but not great, players. There's no one on this roster who is a likely NBA player.
White: the Bowen comparisons are way off. Bowen lasted in the NBA because of his defensive footwork and his ability to rebound. It is highly unlikely that White will develop a reliable 3pt shot in 18 months. He does not play NBA-prospect defense (if you are not a scorer, you need to be a defensive specialist). He doesn't have the body of an NBA 4, and isn't quick enough to play the 3. Europe.
Marble: the lack of a jump shot and explosiveness put him out of the NBA. He is simply not an NBA 2 guard, nor could he play the point. He is a fine college player, but if Andre couldn't stick in the league, do you really think Dev will? Europe.
Olesani: NBA? No. There are a lot of athletic bigs who don't make the NBA because they are not elite basketball players. Gabe is one of those guys. Europe.
Woodbury: if he develops a Luke Schenscher or Will Perdue-like game, he'll get a look. If he can put up the same numbers as a senior as Jepsen, then 2nd round or possible free agent signing.
Utoff: he has a good jump shot -- arguably better than Bullard at the same age. If he can refine it to become a reliable 3pt shooter, he could step into the same role on an NBA team that Bullard occupied with the Rockets. He's too thin for the 4 in the NBA, and might be a defensive liability against NBA 3s. If he works that jump shot enough, he could be a free agent pickup.
Jok: way too early to tell. If he gets his hops back, then it looks a lot better. 6'6" jump shooters with average quickness and strength tend not to make the NBA, however.
Not trying to pee in anyone's cornflakes here -- this is a very good college basketball team, with some good, but not great, players. There's no one on this roster who is a likely NBA player.
FWIW I worked a camp this summer with a Bulls scout and he said Gabe was the only player with a shot at the NBA.
I think White will be a lottery pick when it's all said and done.
Woodbury will be in the NBA and Marble, Uthoff, and Gabe all have a good chance.
With the D League it's easier than it was in the past to make the NBA in terms of being able to survive got getting drafted. All these guys might not get drafted, but they have a chance to play on a NBA roster.
this ^^^^If Haluska/Horner/Brunner couldn't play in a regular-season NBA game, White/Marble/Olesani won't either.
I really hope half the people in this thread are jokesters.
He had not seen Uthoff yet. I know it is a small sample size but boy he looks the part early on. Long, athletic, can shoot it, can drive it, blocks shots. Almost 6'10. 3 years left. He could be awfully good. Olaseni has no shot. He still looks very raw offensively and there are plenty of 6'10 athletic types with no real game running around the D1 circuit.
I really hope half the people in this thread are jokesters.