I originally had this thread in the Special Projects fourm, but I overlooked the minor fact, that only a select few had access to that fourm. I will be giving my opinion on future prospects, some that may still be in highschool as well as college. For now, I've decided to set up shop here. Its possible that could change in the future.
Its also that time of the year where there's little to talk about, and this year, with the lockout, there's even less. And, I might suggest that if the lockout continues, god forbid, far into the regular season, that college basketball is a good alternative. OK, enough about that.
I'm going to post as much information about each player that I think could be revelant in future drafts. Obviously the younger the player, the less information that will be available, and the less revelant that information will be.
I want to start with Andre Drummond, a 6'10" center. If you were to visit the two most prevelant mock draft sites, you'll find him ranked number one on NBAdraft, and not even listed Draftexpress. A little confusing, no? I think NBAdraft is somewhat premature in their listing. Drummond is going to be a highschool senior this next season. So normally he would have to wait until he finishes his freshman year of college to apply for the draft. However, he was set back a year in highschool, and if not, he would have graduated Highschool this past year and would be going into his freshman year of college.
So what does all this mean? It means he would have to ask the NBA to reclassify his status. What the odds are of that becoming a reality is anyone's guess. Its out of my area of expertise. What I do know, is that if a player has attended one year of college, he's then elligible. If a player turns 19 years of age during the current calendar year, he's elligible. That could be the rub for Drummond, because he turns 19 on august 10 of 2012, and I believe the Calendar year ends on july 31st. So it could be a close but no cigar for him.
Now considering that by all accounts, he would have been a college freshman had he not been set back a year, and the fact that his birthday just barely misses the deadline date, they may make an exception. I hope they don't, and who knows, the new CBA may make it a moot point. I just think he would be best served by going to at least one year of college.
He's a raw specimen right now. Great athlete with great size and length. But offensively he nothing more than a dunker and little or no game away from the basket. He's proven to be a very good shotblocker at the highschool level. But he's also been a man amongst boys. I'd hate to bet my entire six pack on someone with so little to go on. We're not talking about Lebron James here. Anyway, more on Drummond at a later time.
Its also that time of the year where there's little to talk about, and this year, with the lockout, there's even less. And, I might suggest that if the lockout continues, god forbid, far into the regular season, that college basketball is a good alternative. OK, enough about that.
I'm going to post as much information about each player that I think could be revelant in future drafts. Obviously the younger the player, the less information that will be available, and the less revelant that information will be.
I want to start with Andre Drummond, a 6'10" center. If you were to visit the two most prevelant mock draft sites, you'll find him ranked number one on NBAdraft, and not even listed Draftexpress. A little confusing, no? I think NBAdraft is somewhat premature in their listing. Drummond is going to be a highschool senior this next season. So normally he would have to wait until he finishes his freshman year of college to apply for the draft. However, he was set back a year in highschool, and if not, he would have graduated Highschool this past year and would be going into his freshman year of college.
So what does all this mean? It means he would have to ask the NBA to reclassify his status. What the odds are of that becoming a reality is anyone's guess. Its out of my area of expertise. What I do know, is that if a player has attended one year of college, he's then elligible. If a player turns 19 years of age during the current calendar year, he's elligible. That could be the rub for Drummond, because he turns 19 on august 10 of 2012, and I believe the Calendar year ends on july 31st. So it could be a close but no cigar for him.
Now considering that by all accounts, he would have been a college freshman had he not been set back a year, and the fact that his birthday just barely misses the deadline date, they may make an exception. I hope they don't, and who knows, the new CBA may make it a moot point. I just think he would be best served by going to at least one year of college.
He's a raw specimen right now. Great athlete with great size and length. But offensively he nothing more than a dunker and little or no game away from the basket. He's proven to be a very good shotblocker at the highschool level. But he's also been a man amongst boys. I'd hate to bet my entire six pack on someone with so little to go on. We're not talking about Lebron James here. Anyway, more on Drummond at a later time.