BAM to the Heat!!!!!
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Bam made the right choice going. Props to him and Cal. Congrats kiddo.
And fans gave him crap for declaring....Glad to see Bam get the last laugh.
should have returned right? work on his game? cal was a bad guy for pushing him out right??? or did those things not happen?
Laughing at the people that said he wouldn't go in the first round!
Very happy for Bam and his mother. Kid grew a lot as a player this year.
Bam has endless potential as a big man in the NBA. He will continue to develop a great outside shot and with his length, strength, and wing span he will be in the league for years.
Bam just locked in about $5 Million dollars over next three years. So happy for him and his Mom.
Bam definitely put in the work. Got picked ahead of some damned good PF/C types - TJ Leaf, Harry Giles, Jarrett Allen, Caleb Swanigan.
I was one of them. I thought by coming back he'd be a lotto pick next year. I am wrong once or twice a year. It happens to the best of us.
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You damn right! That should be playing non-stop on ESPN's office jumbotron for a month!
The Heat with UK legacy guys Pat Riley (GM) and Randy Embry (scout); great spot for mentoring Bam. Love it!
About 5 picks higher than I saw him going. Extremely proud of the young man and I think he has a bigger impact in the NBA than he did here. I see him falling somewhere in between a Ben Wallace type to a Dray Green type guy over his career. Both of whom had/are having stellar careers.
Now this makes a lot more sense. I was completely baffled by why he was ever projected second round. His only knock was shooting, and they've never cared about that. In the end, the conventional wisdom rose to the top, and he went lottery - exactly where he should have gone.
Even better, he clearly made the right decision. He now has locked up 4.4 million dollars absolutely, unequivocally, cut his leg off tomorrow guaranteed. The third year is almost always picked up, so he most likely will grab another 2.8 million his third year. If they don't extend him then and do his 4th year option, then tack on another 4.2 and by then you'll probably know for sure if you're a career backup or a big contract guy. That's 11.4 million before we are really talking about the big money.
FYI, contracts are almost always done at 120% of the rookie scale, so add 20% to these numbers. So the real figures will be 2.4/2.9/3.4/5.1 = 13.3, but I'm going on the absolute lowest he could get.
If he's even halfway smart with the money, he can throw a large chunk (say after taxes he nets 2 million in real cash). Throw 250,000 into a mutual fund that pays roughly 5% and park it. Ten years later you have $407,000. Even if he's done with the NBA but that point, that is not a bad nest egg to start the rest of your life at 30. He can now easily take care of him mom and family.
Everyone knows you can invest better than that, but when we get into terms of millions, our brains shut off. We don't feel those numbers. They're abstract. But our brains can comprehend making $407,000. We can imagine it. We can see it. And that's a tiny fraction of what he'll earn in salary and endorsements.
Do you see why these kids go now?
Even better, he clearly made the right decision. He now has locked up 4.4 million dollars absolutely, unequivocally, cut his leg off tomorrow guaranteed. The third year is almost always picked up, so he most likely will grab another 2.8 million his third year. If they don't extend him then and do his 4th year option, then tack on another 4.2 and by then you'll probably know for sure if you're a career backup or a big contract guy. That's 11.4 million before we are really talking about the big money.
FYI, contracts are almost always done at 120% of the rookie scale, so add 20% to these numbers. So the real figures will be 2.4/2.9/3.4/5.1 = 13.3, but I'm going on the absolute lowest he could get.
If he's even halfway smart with the money, he can throw a large chunk (say after taxes he nets 2 million in real cash). Throw 250,000 into a mutual fund that pays roughly 5% and park it. Ten years later you have $407,000. Even if he's done with the NBA but that point, that is not a bad nest egg to start the rest of your life at 30. He can now easily take care of him mom and family.
Everyone knows you can invest better than that, but when we get into terms of millions, our brains shut off. We don't feel those numbers. They're abstract. But our brains can comprehend making $407,000. We can imagine it. We can see it. And that's a tiny fraction of what he'll earn in salary and endorsements.
Do you see why these kids go now?
Really proud of Bam, good job man.
lol I love how people on this board imply that because people want a kid to come back that means they hate the kid.
Get over yourself and off your high horse.
lol I love how people on this board imply that because people want a kid to come back that means they hate the kid.
Get over yourself and off your high horse.
Just be happy for him. The people who thought he should have returned were probably going off how mock drafts had him 2nd round. This can also be turned around to all those thought Briscoe was right to leave, he will get drafted. You act like people were hating on Bam. Some on this board are so tender hearted.
briscoe was right to leave too. nothing he would have done this upcoming year is going to turn himself into a 1st round pick. nothing. so why play for free? these guys want to be professional basketball players. regardless of where it is.
There is nothing at all wrong playing 4 years and putting in work. Just because you come to our college doesn't mean you got 1 year, 2 at most to make an NBA roster, if you're not ready, if EVERYONE knows you're not getting drafted you still have at most 2 years to rush into draft workouts or go overseas, you don't gotta go home, but you can't stay here!
No, stay 4 years and develop, if you not ready by then at least you got a 4 year degree and overseas.
Man, I wonder how all these young recruits Ever made it 4 years back in the day because I'm sure they was poor as well, that's no excuse. To much hurry up and declare with kids who commit here because they think UK= AUTOMATICALLY NBA$$$$$$$.
nope.
Their Director of Scouting has an area tie too. His sister lives in Central Kentucky.
The Heat kept a close eye on UK guys all year because they thought they would be picking earlier (Fox/Monk).
