Lauri Markkanen, Joel Embiid, Bennedict Mathurin, Franz Wagner, Rui Hachimura,

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Apr 24, 2024
12:42:01am

kimdaddy35 Former Fly Half

Ben Simmons, Jakob Poeltl, Domantis Sabonis....I can continue if you want.

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kimdaddy35

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Why do people think this Hugo Gonzalez kid wants to play college basketball?

TCuz Coastal Elite

Apr 24, 12:09am

It's not rare, many of the top euro's that play college ball played pro ball in Europe first...

JOPE

Apr 24, 12:12am

I’m struggling to name even one lottery pick that did that. Help my memory.

TCuz

Apr 24, 12:15am

Off the top of my head, Enes Kanter. Although he was ruled ineligible with UK

tacallaway

Apr 24, 12:19am

But international players have way more hurdles with NIL payments. And I don’t think competition is better

TCuz

Apr 24, 12:26am

Outside of Wemby, there has been stigma with guys who haven’t played college

arcawley

Apr 24, 12:27am

I don’t think that’s true at all. There are often multiple foreign lottery picks in a single draft

TCuz

Apr 24, 12:35am

Bet if you look back though several well known ones played college here first

arcawley

Apr 24, 12:52am

Luka went third and a team traded up to get him. The only reason the Kings

califcougar

Apr 24, 12:51am

Luka was a very controversial prospect in that draft

arcawley

Apr 24, 1:23am

Controversial that most people felt he should be 1.

insanobueno

Apr 26, 10:52am

I guess it really depends on the specific circumstances of the player

tacallaway

Apr 24, 12:35am

Lauri Markkanen, Joel Embiid, Bennedict Mathurin, Franz Wagner, Rui Hachimura,

kimdaddy35

Apr 24, 12:42am

I'd say that's a pretty good list.

jaba166

Apr 24, 12:46am

Embiid didn’t play pro ball before playing college basketball, as far as I can

Japan Coug

Apr 24, 6:37am

Uh, ok. Several of those players are not European or did not play in Euroleague

TCuz

Apr 24, 9:37am

Jakob Poetl, Alex Len, Lauri Markannen. It is rare though and I think unlikely a

califcougar

Apr 24, 12:45am

Yah, there is a substantial difference between Real Madrid and the teams Len and Poetl played for

TCuz

Apr 24, 9:47am

Possibly for NIL money and better development?

richvan

Apr 24, 12:54am

Maybe development sure, but international players have NIL restrictions

cougfan03

Apr 24, 5:37am

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