**** 2015 NBA Draft Thread ****

[WeaverChainz]

If he had come back, he could have very well played himself back into the 1st round which = a million or 2 million dollars.

This decision to declare will Prove to be disastrous imo.

I doubt he had intentions of playing over in some two bit league in China .not all overseas teams and programs are created equal and with Aaron not being a "star" player he's not gonna get the red carpet treatment over there. I mean let's be honest. Players of his caliber or a dime a dozen so I'm not sure what he will do to stand out to an overseas team.

That being said- it's not about him coming back and dramatically changing his abilities as a player. There would have been less "glam" on next years team, he could have improved (even a little) and gotten himself drafted in the first round which would have given him at least 1 million dollars. Much much easier to stay in the league and or Plan a future with a cool 1.2 million dollars and having been on an NBA team for 2 years than going undrafted and playing on some scrub, vermin infested team in Bangladesh.
Think of how much easier, how more well known, how many more connects and connections he would have if he had come back and gotten drafted in round 1.

I wish him the best, but he should have realized that at 20 it's time for him and his (more talented brother) to part ways.

 

[mebeblue2]

i think he will make a NBA roster

he has the size, he is athletic enough, he just needs to improve his outside shot

 

[Wall2Boogie]

I think we all forget about foreign guys hi get paid millions to come to a country they can't speak a word of English in, yet the same people who want these foreign guys nobody has ever heard of have a problem with our country and border control.

 

[kyboy1998]

I need a few more maintenance mechanics at the plant. I'm short staffed now and we are having to work the guys way too much.

With the right qualifications and aptitude we can get him a 58,000 base. With the overtime he can do pretty well. Would need to start on 2nd shift, but the young guys have a way of making a nightlife existence out of it until they get the seniority to move up.

He still has options.

 

[minjo]

The goal is to win games, right? Not accumulate assets or stack your roster with athletes who can't play. Without Aaron, we don't beat Louisville, Michigan or Wisconsin in 2014. We just don't. His own teammates were in awe of his guts, although they chose a different word. Why you would want some 7-5 goof from India who looked like he couldn't even run instead of a guy who will hit four or five game winners for you per year....no wonder so many teams cycle through their rosters every three years.

Exactly. I agree with you 100%

 

[Wall2Boogie]

I wonder how many words of Spanish orton can say? Pesos? Mucho denero? Manny pacquaio? makes a million dollars playing in Mexico which is the equivalent of 10 bucks in Mexico

 

[GonzoCat90]

I mean let's be honest. Players of his caliber or a dime a dozen so I'm not sure what he will do to stand out to an overseas team.

he could have improved (even a little) and gotten himself drafted in the first round .

Which is it?

 

[ArmyWildcat81]

I need a few more maintenance mechanics at the plant. I'm short staffed now and we are having to work the guys way too much.

With the right qualifications and aptitude we can get him a 58,000 base. With the overtime he can do pretty well. Would need to start on 2nd shift, but the young guys have a way of making a nightlife existence out of it until they get the seniority to move up.

He still has options.

Drugs are bad...

 

[WeaverChainz]

Which is it?

I don't think you are following.

If he had come back and played another year, even if he had improved marginally (Over the course of an entire season as opposed to a month to try out for NBA teams in the d league or overseas teams) and led UK to another final four... He could have very well been drafted in the 1st round in a weaker draft.

1st round draft pick >>>>>> overseas/ d league.

I mean he didn't even get drafted lol, so what would be the harm of coming back?

Do you follow? It's not rocket science lol

 

[GonzoCat90]

I think this is already being discussed in other threads.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

I still would love to know what makes Aaron Harrison undrafted and Devon booker a lottery pick?

 

[WeaverChainz]

I still would love to know what makes Aaron Harrison undrafted and Devon booker a lottery pick?

Booker has a ton more upside imo

 

[GonzoCat90]

I don't think you are following.

If he had come back and played another year, even if he had improved marginally (Over the course of an entire season as opposed to a month to try out for NBA teams in the d league or overseas teams) and led UK to another final four... He could have very well been drafted in the 1st round in a weaker draft.

1st round draft pick >>>>>> overseas/ d league.

I mean he didn't even get drafted lol, so what would be the harm of coming back?

Do you follow? It's not rocket science lol

So he wasn't drafted, but a marginal improvement could have made him a first rounder, but players of that caliber are a dime a dozen? And you don't see how any of that is contradictory?

 

[GonzoCat90]

I still would love to know what makes Aaron Harrison undrafted and Devon booker a lottery pick?

Booker's two years younger and played limited minutes on a great team. He's also a better athlete and shooter.

 

[madison1329]

The goal is to win games, right? Not accumulate assets or stack your roster with athletes who can't play. Without Aaron, we don't beat Louisville, Michigan or Wisconsin in 2014. We just don't. His own teammates were in awe of his guts, although they chose a different word. Why you would want some 7-5 goof from India who looked like he couldn't even run instead of a guy who will hit four or five game winners for you per year....no wonder so many teams cycle through their rosters every three years.

Even if Aaron did get drafted, he wouldnt be on the court in those situations to take those shots. That is such nonsense. The best players in the league(who actually do take those shots) dont make that many game winners in a season. Take off the blue tinted glasses.

 

[Adolph B. Calipari]

Hope he latches on somewhere. Who couldn't use an extra 6'6 physical guard? After all the league is making a shift towards small ball. This smaller NBA needs some hard nosed guards ...why not him.

 

[Brando Mac]

The best part? It all keeps building on itself. More draft picks yield more players. More players yield more wins. Enjoy this, and appreciate the history of what we're witnessing. It won't last forever.

Yet some people on here continually seem to be incapable of grasping this very simple and very true concept, or are at least overly angered and annoyed at it's necessity.

 

[ArmyWildcat81]

I'm thinking he has to make a roster.

 

[Rhavicc]

Booker's two years younger and played limited minutes on a great team. He's also a better athlete and shooter.

Nevermind the fact that he's a shooter that simply made many more of the shots he took than Aaron did.

 

[WeaverChainz]

So he wasn't drafted, but a marginal improvement could have made him a first rounder, but players of that caliber are a dime a dozen? And you don't see how any of that is contradictory?

Yes, in a weaker draft, and a marginal improvement could have landed him in the 1st round... Or at the very least 2nd round. Now he is undrafted and going home while all his buddies (and brother) will be doing out and buying caddys and bling with straight cash money.

 

[Hoskins91]

I don't think you are following.

If he had come back and played another year, even if he had improved marginally (Over the course of an entire season as opposed to a month to try out for NBA teams in the d league or overseas teams) and led UK to another final four... He could have very well been drafted in the 1st round in a weaker draft.

1st round draft pick >>>>>> overseas/ d league.

I mean he didn't even get drafted lol, so what would be the harm of coming back?

Do you follow? It's not rocket science lol

If he has the ability to make it, another year in college wouldn't have made a difference. It is extremely unrealistic to expect going from being undrafted to a first round pick. The truth is, we basically know his ceiling as a player and that isn't something NBA teams are clamoring for.

 

[WeaverChainz]

If he has the ability to make it, another year in college wouldn't have made a difference. It is extremely unrealistic to expect going from being undrafted to a first round pick. The truth is, we basically know his ceiling as a player and that isn't something NBA teams are clamoring for.

Fair enough

 

[Federal Cat]

I couldn't be happier, first for the players drafted, second for coach, it just validates what he's doing here and for us the BBN, can't wait for the season to start

 

[Hoskins91]

Aaron Harrison is the perfect example on how coming back could improve the draft stock.

Work his azz off during the off season on shooting.. .work with a shooting coach and just become more consistent . Stop shooting 7 deep bombs a game and stick to just 3 or 4... get that 3pt % to 38 or higher and suddenly he's a guy who will get drafted

Come back to be a second round pick? Because that's what he is. He'd basically be in the same spot but another year older.

 

[dezyDeco]

Scouts weren't impressed with Johnny Unitas, Tom Brady, Terrell Davis...the list goes on and on of players who performed at the college level but not at the combines. Maybe this is the best thing for Aaron. He has to prove he's not too good to fight for it now. I saw a lot of players in the finals this year who weren't elite athletes yet could still contribute in a big way, and a few elite athletes who couldn't perform at all.

Nailed it right there^^^

Heck, if the Cavs could've pulled off that 1st game, and somehow another one for the NBA Crown---
half the kids born in Cleveland this year would've been named LeBron, and the other half Dellavedova.

Yes, Aaron will have to hustle... and if he does, he can find a spot on some team.

 

[*Bleedingblue*]

I'm wondering how many of you guys think if your a second round pick that means ur now in the nba for the foreseeable future?
As a 2nd round pick your not guaranteed jack squat. Dakari and Andrew could be out at the end I the summer league games and cash their cool check of 5k or whatever they pay em for summer league. The DL doesn't pay jack as well.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

I think the 2013 draft maybe one of the worst drafts ever if not the worst. Thabeets class was bad but Bennetts was dreadful

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Aaron Harrison was never going to be a 1st round pick. New guy is not exactly wowing me with his intelligence/basketball knowledge so far.

 

[WeaverChainz]

Aaron Harrison was never going to be a 1st round pick. New guy is not exactly wowing me with his intelligence/basketball knowledge so far.

Well I think he potentially could have played himself into the 1st round. But say he didn't ... He could have def improved enough to go in the 2nd round.
Now he is undrafted. Doesn't take a lot of intelligence to realize ....undrafted <<<<<<drafted.
NBA roster>>>>> Chinese roster

Wow! lol

 

[WeaverChainz]

Awesome

 

[WeaverChainz]

One of the most catastrophic mistakes ever was him deciding to declare for the draft. I think this will haunt him for years which does suck because he was one of my favorite players the past 2 years

I do hope he lands somewhere but I'm not confident.

 

[musrat59]

Maybe it is better that he wasn't drafted late in the second round as he can pick and choose who he tries out for. Hopefully, he can make someone's roster. It kind of looks like he may have to go the overseas route. I just wish the young fella the best.

 

[BengalWACO]

Every cat that was drafted tonight I was happy as I could be! I just know that Cal has their best interests at heart and as a father I could not think of a better guy to let my son play for him if he chose to play basketball!

 

[K-Town Kat]

NBA looks for guys who can do at least one thing exceptionally well.

What is that for Aaron? He's big, yes, but that size at the 2G is no longer a rarity in the league. He's only average to above average at literally everything. Shooting, defending, passing, rebounding, athleticism.

Kid made huge shots for us and I'll be forever grateful, but he's not as good as Murray or Briscoe, so returning may not have seen his numbers rise that much.

 

[SLONER67]

We're 15 minutes from kicking off the draft. Let's get some discussion going. It's a good day for Kentucky basketball. Some terrific kids will move on to begin their careers starting today, and I couldn't be happier (I'm still on a high from the Murray commitment).
I'm sure we have plenty of NBA fans, who do you hope your team drafts? Any of you expecting any surprise trades, risers, and fallers? Let's get the ball rolling!

Well I don't know if this has been said in this thread (or elsewhere) yet but with all the negative recruiting against Calipari on the "platoon system"...I think that ship is about to make a 180 degree turn in Kentucky's favor going forward.

I'm not suggesting we should bring back the platoon but I'm suggesting that Cal can now say, "see how little playing time matters in the grand scheme of things when it comes to being drafted"? How many minutes did Okafor average? How about Winslow and Jones? Now compare to Towns, Lyles, Cauley-Stein and Booker.

Look where Tyus Jones ended up. He had a ton of minutes on a championship team and he ends up #24 with the Timberwolves? Say what you want but nobody (and I mean NOOOObody) gets players prepared for the NBA draft like Calipari. I believe Calipari will have all the "sales material" necessary to complete a ridiculous 2016 recruiting class. Coaches of various programs managed to pull the wool over the eyes of many potential UK recruits this time around but I think it will be very difficult to duplicate that feat after this year's NBA draft results.

Looks like their best negative recruiting pitch will once again be the "worn out...Calipari wants to go back to the NBA" nonsense. We will be perfectly fine this year and for many to come as long as Calipari feels compelled to stay at Camelot.

 

[EvilMD]

I still don't see why you wouldn't take a chance on a guy who has shown he has the clutch gene over some Euro or guy from India or China. The 76ers are stockpiling turds.

 

[BBNinSC]

I bet he would have been drafted after his Freshman season. Good luck, Aaron. There has to be a roster
spot for you somewhere.

 

[kats23]

It's a shame really. I think he'll get a shot to sign on with someone but unless he improves his ability to drive the lane or his shot gets better he'll be in Europe. Still, there are worst ways to make a living.

 

[uk78]

Not to hijack the thread but Dakari could have been a first round pick if he returned and worked hard on his game. There were so many other teams during the tourney, who had centers I never even heard of who performed better. Also, the Harrisons overall were good college players because of their size but perhaps relied too much on that advantage rather than develop other aspects of their game.

The rush to jump is sad to me and although we can all take pride in our Kentucky players making it to the NBA in one draft, patience would seem the better advice for some.

P.S. Aaron was the reason we made the finals a season ago and he is much better when having to rush his shot counter to most shooters.

 

[K_TIME]

Not to hijack the thread but Dakari could have been a first round pick if he returned and worked hard on his game. There were so many other teams during the tourney, who had centers I never even heard of who performed better. Also, the Harrisons overall were good college players because of their size but perhaps relied too much on that advantage rather than develop other aspects of their game.

The rush to jump is sad to me and although we can all take pride in our Kentucky players making it to the NBA in one draft, patience would seem the better advice for some.

P.S. Aaron was the reason we made the finals a season ago and he is much better when having to rush his shot counter to most shooters.

Totally agree....Aaron and Dakari had big minutes staring at them and nothing but improved NBA options down the road....and if basketball didn't work out...they'd have a college education to bounce back on. Now Aaron's best option is Europe? Wow who dreams of playing across the globe having to speak a different language and never see your family.