It's a real shame if he doesn't get drafted 1st round. He definitely could have benefited from another year and development. He's so young if he would have killed it next year he might have been a lottery pick. I understand Wigginton going. There is probably nothing short of being a first team all American that would have gotten him a 1st round pick. THT is different IMO.
If THT is picked #36 as in the mock he'll get a guaranteed contract and will get a very good chance to make a roster.
I have a hard time faulting anyone who will be drafted to sit, especially after watching the NBA finals with the injuries to Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant.
While Lindell's wasn't quite as serious as those two examples we saw a team exaple that that you can lower your stock as much as you can raise it due to an injury by assuming the risk of another year not getting paid in college.
Edit.
With the talk about THT Lindell and Cam now being an early 2nd round picks to undrafted the Trier news shows it isn't the end of the world. Obviously better to be in the 1st to get the guaranteed contract day one but very possible to get that early, especially with the team drafting him knowing he's a developmental prospect.
@ShamsCharania The New York Knicks have exercised guard Allonzo Trier's $3.5M team option for the 2019-20 season, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
@Sam_Vecenie With the Knicks exercising the option, Allonzo Trier will now make basically the equivalent of the No. 12 overall pick in the 2018 draft over his first two years, then will get to be a restricted free agent.
Pretty good outcome for the undrafted player.