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Apr 24, 2024
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TCuz
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Why do people think this Hugo Gonzalez kid wants to play college basketball?
He plays for Real Madrid and might be a lottery pick next year. I don’t get it. What am I missing? Is it being reported he wants to go play college basketball for a year?
I might be getting punk’d.
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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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