Who is Advising These NBA Players

gtapp · Post by **gtapp** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:06 pm

All of these players are declaring early for the NBA draft. I must have seen a press release of more than 100 kids declare early plus all of the seniors. Only the first round picks are garaunteed and many of them are gone after their three year deal (our (Timberwolves) first round pick from 2003 finally got into a game this week once we were eliminated from a spot in the playoffs). My guess is that only 15-20 kids per year will have a carreer in the NBA and 25% of them are high school kids and another 20% are from Europe. That leaves about 10 kids per year from US colleges that will have a career in the NBA. Yet they give up that education and that experience for a small chance to play in the NBA. A chance that will still be there when they graduate. Who is advising these kids? My guess, George Washington as in the one on the bill.

mquast53000 · Post by **mquast53000** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:42 pm

You have to keep in mind that the NBA draft is different form the NFL draft. If a kid declares early, they can still play college basketball. In football as soon as they sign an agent they lose their amateur status. Difference in rules plays a huge factor.

gtapp · Post by **gtapp** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:55 pm

mquast53000 wrote:You have to keep in mind that the NBA draft is different form the NFL draft. If a kid declares early, they can still play college basketball. In football as soon as they sign an agent they lose their amateur status. Difference in rules plays a huge factor.

Isn't that true only if they don't hire an agent???