May well work out that way...
But Lawal definitely has 2nd round potential. The second round is littered with people who have an elite skill that need things to break the right way to stick in the NBA.
That's Tobi Lawal. There isnt anyone more athletic than him in all of college basketball. That's his elite skill.
Now...he is a terrible passer. A serviceable, if not inconsistent, shooter. Not much of a post game to speak of and he finds himself lost away from the ball defensively far too often.
If you fix the skill parts above (passing, add some post moves, fine tune the shooting) then youve got someone like Larry Sanders who could be an athletic rim protector who will have some gravity rolling to the rim
If you dont fix those things, then hes like hundreds of other 2nd rounders who dont stick
If I were his agent, I would be putting out hints that he prefers playing back in England/Europe to playing in the G-League so if you want him youre going to have to select him. Not saying thats a surefire way to get him selected, but it does weed out those who arent serious about giving him a shot.
I dont see Hansberry getting any sort of NBA looks, 2nd round or G-League even...he is undersized as a 5, doesnt shoot it well enough as a 4, doesnt really score well enough in isolation in the post and his age (like Lawal) is working against him. Unlike Lawal, he just doesn't have an elite skill to market.
Hes a wonderful college player though, and VTs second best player...above Lawal
Thread Replies (15)
Neo is a 1st rounder almost guaranteed, nobody else is getting drafted
-- soflahokie
Dec 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM ET
soflahokie
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12/29/25 10:15 AM ET
What exactly is Lawal's foot injury?
-- FloydsBarberShop
Dec 29, 2025 at 08:04 AM ET
FloydsBarberShop
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12/29/25 08:04 AM ET
Not known for a fact but sounds like the rumor is that he broke a toe,
-- BG Hokie
Dec 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM ET
BG Hokie
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12/29/25 10:31 AM ET
Can't help myself. "... sounds like the rumor is ...". Think that through.
-- PhotoHokieNC
Dec 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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12/29/25 11:36 AM ET
Ahhh, yeah, took me a second, it's like calling a water heater a hot water
-- BG Hokie
Dec 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM ET
BG Hokie
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12/29/25 11:42 AM ET
Now we can join forces to weed out the other 80 gajillion examples.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Dec 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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12/29/25 11:45 AM ET
Ummm, about 8 billion people in the world and maybe 50 new spots in the NBA
-- Vippie1
Dec 28, 2025 at 07:55 PM ET
Vippie1
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12/28/25 07:55 PM ET
no nba players on our roster except Neo. **
-- icelus
Dec 28, 2025 at 04:17 PM ET
icelus
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12/28/25 04:17 PM ET
May well work out that way...
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-- GCHokie34
Dec 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM ET
GCHokie34
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12/29/25 12:52 AM ET
To me, it's prett simple. Lawal won't be a star player in nba, meaning he
-- icelus
Dec 29, 2025 at 01:38 AM ET
icelus
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12/29/25 01:38 AM ET
You dont need to survive the NBA long term to get drafted in the 2nd round
-- GCHokie34
Dec 29, 2025 at 07:06 AM ET
GCHokie34
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12/29/25 07:06 AM ET
I see we are using a different criteria here, you were talking about
-- icelus
Dec 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM ET
icelus
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12/29/25 10:47 AM ET
What counts as an NBA player? Does Jarrell Eddie’s 34 games played count?
-- HokieEngineer
Dec 28, 2025 at 09:51 PM ET
HokieEngineer
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12/28/25 09:51 PM ET
Ignorance is a bliss. Basketball is never that black and white.
-- SC_Hokie
Dec 28, 2025 at 06:33 PM ET
SC_Hokie
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12/28/25 06:33 PM ET