Lol. So your opinion matters more than those that actually pick the picks and feed the info to the draft analysts. Makes total sense.
Is Oweh’s return less likely ?
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Sure does to me and that’s all that matters. We’ll find out soon enough.
So you just cherry picked one scenario over a lot of years of drafts in another sport? And that guy DROPPED, not raised. And if people REALLY thought Sanders was going in the first round...Don't you think he'd have been in Green Bay? His camp knew. Why? They'd been told. And Sanders drop had as much or more to do with the circus that surrounds him than anything. That's a whole lot of words to say your "evidence" is garbage. I'm going to also assume you just know JQ will be cleared in October because his dad says so?
I've got some wonderful news for you about an upcoming bonus you're going to receive shortly.
Maybe Luis (St. John’s), Williams (Texas Tech), or Watkins (F$U)?
I’ve actually been one to think JQ won’t be much of a contributor. If he gets healthy in time to make a difference awesome.
You do realize he will make more money at UK and he will probably find himself in a better draft position in 2026 than he will get in 2025, right?
Man, you and OmahaCats should party together. Sheesh.
He likely comes back. I want him back. I’m just saying he is talented enough to be in the nba and will probably have a long nba career as a role player. That all I’m saying is if his dream is to be in the nba then he can probably make that happen this year or wait and try to improve. He is talented enough even tho most of yall act like he is a scrub.
There are often 2nd round guys that get guarantees as well, it just isn't automatic.
I'm pretty sure Ulis got such a deal.
Most guys his size (6’3-ish) are PGs in the NBA.
Oweh is not a PG.
If they are SG’s, they usually shoot the lights out.
Oweh does not shoot the lights out.
I don’t see that he does anything that would put him on the NBA radar.
He is one heck of a college player, though.
Oweh is not a PG.
If they are SG’s, they usually shoot the lights out.
Oweh does not shoot the lights out.
I don’t see that he does anything that would put him on the NBA radar.
He is one heck of a college player, though.
In the micro he would. Even though it’s nowhere near what’s reported here.
But he’s almost done with college. He has to start looking at the macro.
If he can get a second round contract he would be foolish to pass it up.
I don’t believe he will get one.
As far as NIL money, it’s endorsements. He can get endorsement money in the league too.
It’s not an either/or situation.
Yeah I clarified in a later post that I meant only first rounders get a mandated guaranteed contract and 2nd rounders it's optional.
Same. I think he'll be back by Christmas-ish, I just hope like hell he's what he was pre-injury.
You and me both! I'm not extremely high on Oweh. I think he's pretty replaceable, BUT I sure don't want to have to try to do it. Especially this late.
And he went 29th overall.
Not sure if the other poster is trying to say because tyty has semi stuck around OO will too. Idk but not close to the same draft spot money wise.
I’m not saying Otega will stay in the draft but I do think he’s good enough to play in the League. The kid is solid.
And 1st rounders get a 3 yr contract. Guaranteed. Not just the one. And a raise every year.
No NIL is worth giving up that 3 year guarantee.
When they can still get the endorsements on top
Of course I hope he’s back. Just don’t want to get excited because Ik he’s a beast and I want to see him dominate in a UK jersey.
I thought I read somewhere that Oweh said he will be back unless he gets a 1st round guarantee? I would also think that he would know by now that he isn't going first round unless he absolutely crushes it at UK this upcoming year while also proving he can shoot over 40% from 3. Lots of guys just want to go through the process of being evaluated.
He’s talented enough to make the NBA, but it most likely won't be a long career unless he finds himself in the perfect situation up there. He's the perfect college stud, but his game really doesn't translate to the NBA. You can find guards has size anywhere, the difference is, there are so many that shoot and finish better than OO does.
If he got a guaranteed 2nd round deal, yes, but if he jumps too soon, he could find himself in the same place the Harrison twins are, but the Harrison twins left when bigtime college money wasn't a thing. In order for OO to jump, he will need to pass up a heck of a bag at UK. It's quite a risk and I don't see OO getting that kind of a deal in the NBA, but, I've seen stranger things happen.
I hope he invested some of that rookie contract.
I don’t think anyone will give him a guaranteed 2nd round deal. And there’s no chance he goes 1st round.
But NBA teams have done dumber things.
He’s not going to improve his draft standing by returning to college either.
So he should take the most money now. That would be at UK.
I don't think any mock drafts have Oweh as a first rounder so I don't understand your point?
You were saying what a first round pick made in the first year being less than what’s reported his NIL would be.
Which is probably correct. But you weren’t taking into account that the first round gets a 3 year guarantee.
One has him as the last pick of the entire draft. That's the only reputable mock he's listed on. So it's pretty safe to say none have him in the first round.
But again if he isn't a first rounder then there is no CBA mandated 3 year guaranteed contract. Could he get a 3 year guarantee from a team in the 2nd round? Sure but he will need to prove he can shoot and finish at the rim better, leading into the draft, than he showed all season.
1. Teague was a 1st round pick.
2. Teague already won a title.
3. Teague did not have millions waiting for him if he returned to UK.
Yeah I agree. But, it is possible he could improve his draft stock. Walter Clayton did. If Oweh has a season like Clayton did, he will most definitely get a better deal.
Otega Oweh says he’s “all in” on goal of playing in the NBA - Nation of Blue
Kentucky guard Otega Oweh told Aaron Fentress of the Oregon Live on Thursday that he’s “all in” on the goal of playing in the NBA. “I’m all in,” Oweh said in the interview. “I have one more year of eligibility, but my goal is to play in the NBA, so I’m not doing this process […]
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I believe he will be back .Otega Oweh says he’s “all in” on goal of playing in the NBA - Nation of Blue
Kentucky guard Otega Oweh told Aaron Fentress of the Oregon Live on Thursday that he’s “all in” on the goal of playing in the NBA. “I’m all in,” Oweh said in the interview. “I have one more year of eligibility, but my goal is to play in the NBA, so I’m not doing this process […]www.nationofblue.com
But I can’t say I’m as confident about it as i was a month ago . What he said is probably the smart thing to say since he did enter his name .
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