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Following Potential 2025 Draftees

Something that would help to make things a little better with guys staying because of NIL is to get rid of everyone getting 5+ years of eligibility.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I still think anyone guaranteed to go first round will mostly stay, so that's probably at least top 20, maybe top 25. It gets mentioned a lot, but it's not just about getting your first contract, but about getting to your second contract sooner.

I still think guys projected below the first round will stay in the draft, but it will be a much lower number than ever before.
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I think you’re tight about the guaranteed first rounders. There will be some exceptions (like maybe Demin returns), but for the most part anyone who is certain to go first rounders will probably take that guaranteed money and opportunity. Having said that, how many guys are actually guaranteed a first round spot? If they are on the bubble, they might just take the guaranteed NIL money instead. There are what, 20ish green room invites a year? That’s probably a good starting point to think of when talking about guaranteed first rounders.

I think what we’ll see is a lot of picks 20 and beyond promised to players. To stay in the draft they will need a draft promise in the first round or a contract like Flip’s contract promised in the second round.
 
KqWIN said:
I think you’re tight about the guaranteed first rounders. There will be some exceptions (like maybe Demin returns), but for the most part anyone who is certain to go first rounders will probably take that guaranteed money and opportunity. Having said that, how many guys are actually guaranteed a first round spot? If they are on the bubble, they might just take the guaranteed NIL money instead. There are what, 20ish green room invites a year? That’s probably a good starting point to think of when talking about guaranteed first rounders.

I think what we’ll see is a lot of picks 20 and beyond promised to players. To stay in the draft they will need a draft promise in the first round or a contract like Flip’s contract promised in the second round.
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The majority of top 40 picks end up with a real NBA contract. I looked in to this earlier and there are maybe 2 or 3 guys in the past 5 years that did not get an NBA contract.
 
Kind of weird to me Haugh didn't play more in the first. He just makes stuff happen. Even if he isn't playing well, he's always got potential to make big plays on both ends just on his hustle/iq.
 
I'm impressed that Clayton was able to impact the game as much as he did even with his shot not falling.

That last play by Houston was brutal.
 
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