Pretty sure it's happened (and a decent amount too). First name that comes to mind: Grayson Allen could have been a top 20 pick after his 2nd season and stayed.
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The power of having a star on your team. Houston has a good team, but they are one of those teams that doesn't really have a guy you can just give the ball to and expect a great play like Florida has with Clayton
jom2003
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Yep. And players in this range rarely improved their draft stock in second year. Too much to lose and not much to gain. If he's projected a second rounder, then sure.
Bracket finished in the 96.4%.
Probably my best bracket ever and first time I can remember picking the actual championship
Probably my best bracket ever and first time I can remember picking the actual championship
Phoenix owes us a favor - I would love to trade up for Demin if he's there at 14. Less so if we draft Harper at #2 but if we land Flagg Demin would be great.
This is interesting.
If we're putting this into historical context (i.e., "physically dominant" in whatever that meant in their own time) it feels like it's Flagg, Larry, or Dirk.
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Probably plenty of 'mostly white' (i.e. more white than Obama) like Blake Griffin, that are equally comfortable in either cultural paradigm and can 'context switch' easily, but get identified as 'black' in American culture. No particular reason logically (genetically speaking rather than culturally) to classify them as more 'black' than 'white' though, since many are likely more than 50% white.
I think Demin feels really disappointing when you consider during preseason he had top 3/5 hype and looked like it when playing against future enterprise agents. But when you let go of that disappointment I still think he has enough intrigue to be a late lotto pick. I think he has a great physical profile and is a great passer, not just for his size but compared to all prospects. His handle is so bad he could hardly dribble against high D1 competition, but maybe if he improves the handle he can hit on a high potential outcome.
I would love him with our second pick, but we'll likely need to trade up to get him.
I would love him with our second pick, but we'll likely need to trade up to get him.