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SoberasHotRod said:
Could he get drafted twice? Has that ever happened before or does some team still have his rights?
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No, he's just like any stash player that has not signed with his team yet. He was actually part of the Towns trade.

I was curious about this last season. This seems to be the case that will set the precedent. There's nothing inherently different about playing in the NCAA vs an overseas pro league. Stash guys just didn't have the ability to get paid or have the eligibility in the NCAA to do so before. Now they do, so I expect this will become a thing.

Teams will now draft freshman (or other players with NCAA eligibility) and stash the in the NCAA until they are ready to sign them. The player gets paid through NIL, and will come up to the big leagues eventually if he gets good enough.
 
I'm not sure why, but just getting this out there, I think Ament is a good passer for his size. He's not a great ball handler at the moment, but he has good vision and touch on his passes. I also think he can be an ok defender despite his block numbers based on the film I've seen. I would also assume his shooting comes together at some point.

I don't think he's a lottery pick currently and the player I just described might not be super amazing, but I think he will be an NBA player. I think he should potentially stay in college another year.
 
KqWIN said:
No, he's just like any stash player that has not signed with his team yet. He was actually part of the Towns trade.

I was curious about this last season. This seems to be the case that will set the precedent. There's nothing inherently different about playing in the NCAA vs an overseas pro league. Stash guys just didn't have the ability to get paid or have the eligibility in the NCAA to do so before. Now they do, so I expect this will become a thing.

Teams will now draft freshman (or other players with NCAA eligibility) and stash the in the NCAA until they are ready to sign them. The player gets paid through NIL, and will come up to the big leagues eventually if he gets good enough.
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This blows my mind a little. It logically makes sense, but still feels so wrong.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
This blows my mind a little. It logically makes sense, but still feels so wrong.
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Agreed, it feels twisted.

If you remember, the Thunder did this a long time ago with Josh Huestis and the GLeague. I can almost guarantee they will do this as a way to manage their excess of picks. Just making up a name here, but they could draft someone like Jake Wilkins with the Rockets pick. He gets to stay in college and make money while the Thunder take a chance on his development w/o using up a roster spot. Every prospect should be seen like international players where there is a draft and stash option. But instead of having to go overseas or GLeague to make money they just have to take a college course for one semester.

The Jazz also have an excess of picks coming up. I expect this will come up in 2027 when we have 3 picks.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I'm not sure why, but just getting this out there, I think Ament is a good passer for his size. He's not a great ball handler at the moment, but he has good vision and touch on his passes. I also think he can be an ok defender despite his block numbers based on the film I've seen. I would also assume his shooting comes together at some point.

I don't think he's a lottery pick currently and the player I just described might not be super amazing, but I think he will be an NBA player. I think he should potentially stay in college another year.
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So I know you get tired of my spiel about Cody and his weight being a distraction....I actually think Ament might be on the other side of this. Everyone talks about how soft/weak he is....and that's obvious on film. But I actually think he has some game. He can pass, dribble a bit, tries to shoot, gets to the FT line etc. He's also listed at 30+ lbs heavier than Cody weighed in at the combine.

He's been disappointing for sure....but maybe there is some legitimacy to the "he just needs to gain weight" narrative for Ament.
 
I wonder what the next evolution of this NCAA **** ery is going to be. Like what if Ousmane Dieng decides that instead of signing with an NBA team, he wants to play college ball. He could probably get paid more in the NCAA. Thunder get to keep his NBA RFA rights?
 
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