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Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:55 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 11:55 pm
Clarkson drafted by the Wizards to be shipped to the Lakers. Lakers apparently paid nearly $2 million for the pick. Best of luck to Clarkson. Cool he'll get to play with Kobe.
Jabari didn't get drafted. Guess he'll do the summer league thing and hope to get signed as an undrafted free agent, play in the D League or head overseas. I don't know if 1 more year would have improved his stock much more, but would have loved to have had him back for 1 more year.
Speaking of undrafted free agent signings...are Pressey's days numbered in Boston? They took Marcus Smart with the 6th pick overall. Pressey played well so maybe he'll stick with Boston. Otherwise, I'm sure he'll find a home somewhere.
Jabari didn't get drafted. Guess he'll do the summer league thing and hope to get signed as an undrafted free agent, play in the D League or head overseas. I don't know if 1 more year would have improved his stock much more, but would have loved to have had him back for 1 more year.
Speaking of undrafted free agent signings...are Pressey's days numbered in Boston? They took Marcus Smart with the 6th pick overall. Pressey played well so maybe he'll stick with Boston. Otherwise, I'm sure he'll find a home somewhere.
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Posted on 6/27/14 at 6:17 am to reedus23
If JB ever wants to play in the NBA he better learn how to spell defense and then play some.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 8:31 am to Wtodd
I just don't know if he has the overall game for the NBA. He almost doesn't have the size either. Which is why I doubt another year would have helped improve his draft stock but is also maybe another reason he should have finished out his college career and graduated. I'm sure he'll do just fine overseas or wherever.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 9:20 am to reedus23
Probably right....he's got that funky lean back shot that's hard to block, he's a good FT shooter and doesn't have too many emotional highs and lows on the court but he appears lazy too many times on the court.
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Posted on 6/27/14 at 10:06 am to Wtodd
Another year wouldn't have hurt, that's for sure. People overestimate how much money you get as an UDFA or a D-league player. NBA minimum, if you get a full season contract is only $507,336. The D-league is a joke:
With ten players per team, that's an average D-League salary of $17,300. For more, see below:
Salaries remain flat: $25,500, $19,000 and $13,000 for the league's three player classifications, which means D-League players are virtually playing for free -- and a modest per diem on the road of $40 compared to $120 in the NBA -- although they do receive housing and insurance benefits. The D-League also employs a per-team salary cap of $173,000 ... with a dollar-for-dollar luxury tax, just like in the NBA, for teams that go over that amount. Foreign teams that want to pull players out of the D-League must pay $40,000, $45,000 or $50,000, depending on the player's classification, to buy out their D-League deals.
So if Brown or Clarkson don't make a roster, they are playing for virtually nothing, and they don't have degrees. It made much more sense to come back and work on the things that were pointed out in evaluations and try to work up to a higher draft pick. These kids are fed bad advice and it just kills me to watch it.
With ten players per team, that's an average D-League salary of $17,300. For more, see below:
Salaries remain flat: $25,500, $19,000 and $13,000 for the league's three player classifications, which means D-League players are virtually playing for free -- and a modest per diem on the road of $40 compared to $120 in the NBA -- although they do receive housing and insurance benefits. The D-League also employs a per-team salary cap of $173,000 ... with a dollar-for-dollar luxury tax, just like in the NBA, for teams that go over that amount. Foreign teams that want to pull players out of the D-League must pay $40,000, $45,000 or $50,000, depending on the player's classification, to buy out their D-League deals.
So if Brown or Clarkson don't make a roster, they are playing for virtually nothing, and they don't have degrees. It made much more sense to come back and work on the things that were pointed out in evaluations and try to work up to a higher draft pick. These kids are fed bad advice and it just kills me to watch it.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:53 am to mosoblkcougar
This is one reason I have a hard time getting into CBB anymore.
Too many of these guys leave early, and then end up looking foolish. Sure, maybe his draft stock wouldn't have gotten any better, but at least by staying another year Brown would have helped the team he played for, and gotten closer to earning a degree, or, gasp, actually earned a degree.
Between the transfers and the guys leaving early it really feels like these guys are just AAU players working towards making some money playing somewhere. I understand that "making it" is the ultimate goal, but it just kinda seems like a lot of these guys don't understand how to "make it". That's kind of what college is supposed to teach.
Too many of these guys leave early, and then end up looking foolish. Sure, maybe his draft stock wouldn't have gotten any better, but at least by staying another year Brown would have helped the team he played for, and gotten closer to earning a degree, or, gasp, actually earned a degree.
Between the transfers and the guys leaving early it really feels like these guys are just AAU players working towards making some money playing somewhere. I understand that "making it" is the ultimate goal, but it just kinda seems like a lot of these guys don't understand how to "make it". That's kind of what college is supposed to teach.
Posted on 6/27/14 at 11:53 am to mosoblkcougar
I'm betting going to class and making grades to get his degree wasn't very high on his list of 'want to do's'
Posted on 6/27/14 at 4:20 pm to MIZ_COU
Super stoked my Lakers walked away with JC. He can be a very good role player and possibly a good starter down the road.
Posted on 6/28/14 at 1:16 am to reedus23
Brown's going to play for the Rockets summer league team.
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