James Wiseman, who played 3 games this season, is a projected top-5 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.The fewest college games played by a No. 1 pick to attend and play in college was Kyrie Irving (11 in 2010-11).The fewest by a top-5 pick is 5 (Darius Garland in 2018-19). https://t.co/qkSlTDqEUm— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 19, 2019
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Pretty soon one and done will refer to games, not seasons.
This is why I don't understand why the NBA won't lets guys go straight to the NBA from high school.
I think they should make the rule if you don't get drafted you can go to college. It's simple and wont hurt anyones feelings but you can't pick a school until the draft is over.
Your suggestion helps kids get drafted and make money, allows kids that don't get drafted to develop and/or earn a scholarship/education. It makes logical sense. That means the NCAA wants none of it. (I know this is the NBAs rule, but still)
Can they do this if they don't hire an agent?
My understanding is it the isn't the NBA organization, it's the players' union that doesn't want any additional competition from new people. That's my understanding anyway.
the teams benefit because it gives them a year to evaluate these guys in higher level competition to avoid potential busts like kwame brown
Ok, but the union is the predominant driver of preventing straight to NBA from HS.
ok? i never disagreed with that. yes the union may have been the driver but it's not like the owners are sitting there "aw shucks"-ing it
Live by the one-and-done, die by the one-and-done.
Memphis is sitting at #11 without him, I think they'll be just fine...they are pretty deep.
Wonder how much Hardaway paid for that depth... he only paid $11,500 for this guy
I read the headline and thought this possibly meant another incoming coach from Fuente's Memphis days.
Obviously, I don't follow basketball enough.
This highlights the stupidity of the one and done rule.
good for him, assuming he never paid the "fine" the ncaa levied against him
The one and done must be done. Either take them right away or make it two and through
Players shouldn't have to enter the draft. They should just be able to be drafted. If they get picked and they don't want to play for that team, then go to school or go back to school.
Oh you mean exactly like baseball?
Ugh I forgot about that.
I guess I think that the NBA teams should be able to pick anyone they want, but I also think that the players should have the right to negotiate a contract with any team that they want without being limited to who selected them in the draft. I guess these are two opposing viewpoints. Not sure how to balance those interests, or even if it is possible.
There's actually a lot of story here. In my understanding of it all, Wiseman was "fined" by the NCAA because Penny Hardaway paid for his whole family to move to Memphis. Penny later became the head coach of Memphis. Wiseman then signs with Memphis.
I guess it's not an open and shut bag man case because Penny paid them before becoming the coach at Memphis. But yeah, this is the most college basketball thing to happen since the shoe scandal.
I think the damning argument here is that he had contributed to facilities at Memphis prior to paying for them to move, making it appear to be a contribution by a booster to a potential recruit. That's gonna be a tough one to shake off. I don't know the whole timeline or if there's a statue of limitations on something like this, but it wouldn't surprise me to see Penny take some serious flack from the NCAA for this.
I guess I just can't understand going to college, but effectively dropping out of something that you theoretically love not even 1/3 of the way through the season. Must just be getting old.
Right? And...now will his relocated family stay in Memphis? I guess once he signs a deal they will have plenty of funds to move out of Memphis, but this time on the Wiseman dime.
Don't disparage the kid about classwork when he's clearly making a business decision. He loves basketball but realizes that he should be getting paid to do it.
Removed that line. Another article explained a bit more about the reasons surrounding it. I thought originally he was withdrawing due to academics not finances.
I would think it would be nice to attend college for one year as a future NBA superstar - is it really so bad to have an army of nearby women trying to jump your bones? Nah. I think a lot of kids want that college experience, even for a short timeframe.
Tech needs to market a 1 year introduction to life class schedule for 1 and done players. Business, communication skills, investing, etc for players that are only going to be in school for 1 to 2 years. Get the skills and education they are going to need to manage their money and lifestyles.