To me this is a fine example of what happens when a kind but perhaps not media savvy player talks candidly to the media. His NBA reference may have been a very small part of what he said, but it ended up being the focus.
He did say IF he had a great year and IF he was projected as a first-round pick, probably improbable without a radical improvement in shooting. But if he were projected in the first round, he should go. In fact, if I were projected in the first round, I would go. See, anyone can say that.