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You dont need to survive the NBA long term to get drafted in the 2nd round

You're not drafting 2nd rounders for stars, even though a few of them have become stats Teams draft on potential, not what theyve shown they can do at this moment. You need to have an elite skill, even if other parts of your game are flawed. Make no mistake, if anyone has a 47 inch vertical and already is a good defender and shooter they'd be drafted in the first round Teams can make athletic players become better skill players. But they cant make skill players become athletes. Its going to boil down to whether a singular team feels they can improve his skill and maximize his athleticism Like I said, it might not happen...but it wont be because they dont feel he can become a star
Posted: 12/29/2025 at 07:06 AM ET
(In response to this post by icelus)

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NBA aspirations
SC_Hokie 12/28/25 02:54 PM ET
Neo is a 1st rounder almost guaranteed, nobody else is getting drafted
soflahokie 12/29/25 10:15 AM ET
What exactly is Lawal's foot injury?
FloydsBarberShop 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 12/29/25 10:31 AM ET
Can't help myself. "... sounds like the rumor is ...". Think that through.
PhotoHokieNC 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 12/29/25 11:42 AM ET
Now we can join forces to weed out the other 80 gajillion examples.**
PhotoHokieNC 12/29/25 11:45 AM ET
Ummm, about 8 billion people in the world and maybe 50 new spots in the NBA
Vippie1 12/28/25 07:55 PM ET
no nba players on our roster except Neo. **
icelus 12/28/25 04:17 PM ET
May well work out that way...
GCHokie34 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 12/29/25 01:38 AM ET
You dont need to survive the NBA long term to get drafted in the 2nd round
GCHokie34 12/29/25 07:06 AM ET
I see we are using a different criteria here, you were talking about
icelus 12/29/25 10:47 AM ET
What counts as an NBA player? Does Jarrell Eddie’s 34 games played count?
HokieEngineer 12/28/25 09:51 PM ET
Ignorance is a bliss. Basketball is never that black and white.
SC_Hokie 12/28/25 06:33 PM ET
That’s just ignorant…
SC_Hokie 12/28/25 06:22 PM ET