DeAndre Kane did not get drafted because of his age. He was a better player than Marcus Smart that year. Age is 100% a factor in the draft. Kris Murray will be in his Age 23 season next year when he's drafted.
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Chris Duarte in 2021, was 24. Actually a late lottery pick too at #13. Kind of a weird, golden goose so to speak, and the only one case of a 23/24 year old in the draft, especially taken that high, that I can recall.
Mutumbo was 25 but those are unicorns. GM's and NBA teams look at the players as an investment and are biased towards selecting younger players. The data proves that.
That's a good fit. I knew you'd have 1. It's an odd job that can't get any momentum
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Ga Tech seems stuck in some weird purgatory. Both football and men's bball.
I have even more respect for Paul Johnson now than when he was coaching. At the time I thought he was at least pretty good too
Been a long time since the Chris Bosh and Jarrett Jack days
They never really recovered after that *** kicking they received from Iowa in Miami
They still had some good seasons after that and were about on par with anything surrounding 2009.
They've never really been that good in football and have been spotty in basketball since the 1980s/90s with exception of their title game run in '03-04 but even that season they lost 9 games.
I forgot about their 2014 season in football. I blacked most of that season out as we were in the middle of the Rhoads purgatory.
DeAndre Kane didn't get drafted because his game was largely based on how much stronger he was at 24 than the 18-20 year olds he was going against. Teams didn't not draft him because he was 24 it was because they didnt think his game would translate to an NBA level when going against other grown men.
If DeAndre Kane puts up that season as a 19 year old, 6'5" 200 lb point guard, he 100% is getting drafted.
I think you're both right. NBA GM'S love themselves some theoretical potential. If you're a raw 7ft center that averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds and showed flashes you can go early versus as a Jr or senior you will not. If you're a productive upperclassmen the doors not shut if they think your game translates. Lillard played all 4 years at Weber State and was still a high pick. Age isn't a disqualifier even for a high pick but you're giving a lot (too much imo) of benefit of the doubt the younger you're
He played all 4 years and was drafted his age 22 season. Typically 22 is about the upper max you'll see drafted. Of course, there are unicorns, but GM's love drafting young guys.
