NBA Draft Rankings 2017: ESPN Big Board 6.0 Released

[mj2k10]

Not really trying to debate the best player.
IMO, Allen would had numbers as good at UK
as at UT. Really, many thought we could have had
both Bam and Allen if we had chosen him over Bolden.
.........Allen and Bam together could have been the answer.....

And again, hindsight is 20/20.

You're basically questioning the recruiting priorities of the best recruiter in the history of the sport. Sorry, but that's Monday Morning Quarterbacking at its worst.

 

[Aike]

As far as that second contract goes, it isn't exactly cut and dry.

The size of that second contract will depend on your development. Get drafted in the wrong spot by the wrong team, and you could be fighting to get a big deal (or any at all).

Another thing about that second deal is that the biggest stars are locked up early, while others are strung along until the end of their original deal.

So Diallo could potentially sign his second deal at exactly the same time by waiting a year and being a more highly regarded piece of an organization.

 

[KA4Prez]

As far as that second contract goes, it isn't exactly cut and dry.

The size of that second contract will depend on your development. Get drafted in the wrong spot by the wrong team, and you could be fighting to get a big deal (or any at all).

Another thing about that second deal is that the biggest stars are locked up early, while others are strung along until the end of their original deal.

So Diallo could potentially sign his second deal at exactly the same time by waiting a year and being a more highly regarded piece of an organization.

Agree, the second contract is 5 years away for the majority of guys in the draft. There's way too much between now and then to project that far out.

That's the biggest problem. Many of the guys in the draft probably have people painting them just the positive end of things. "Hey man, go now, you get to that second deal, that's where you make the big money, you're going to be a star, might as well go now!" Reality is much different.

 

[dcspurlock]

Terrible defense. The pick-and-roll ate him in college, let alone the pros.

That makes sense. I'm not too keen on the NBA game. I knew it had to be something keeping him down the draft boards. Kid was a beast this year though. Pretty much carried Purdue. And seems like a good, humble kid. I hope he does well.

 

[dcspurlock]

He's slower Jared Sullinger. That isn't good in the pros. He's too small to protect the rim and too slow to guard the perimeter.

Saddest part is, he'd have been a perfect fit for UK the last two seasons. But he honestly made a smart college choice. Purdue allowed him to shine his strengths and mask his weaknesses.

Some kids are just never first rounders or lottery. It's genetics as much as it is production, which is why it's foolish that people crush guys like Briscoe for leaving early. They are what they are.

You're very right. What I do know about the NBA is they are trending towards athletic 4's that can shoot and 5's that either protect the rim or can also step away from the basket and knock down jumpers. Lineups are getting smaller and smaller. Never thought about that. Haven't heard a ton from Dwight Howard the last year or two.