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
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...
-- 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
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-- 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