Austin Rivers leaving Duke, going for NBA draft

[jb220]

Rivers reminds me of a young MJ, unproven, with a chip on his shoulder, ****y, if he get's drafted into the right situation I can see him average 28/6/5 on 52% fg 38% 3pt, he has an unstoppable offensive game. Coach K has been known to misuse players

[RedBlackAttack]

Rivers reminds me of a young MJ

[jb220]

Kyrie reminds me a of a young Wilt

[Shepseskaf]

Rivers reminds me of a young MJ, unproven, with a chip on his shoulder, ****y, if he get's drafted into the right situation I can see him average 28/6/5 on 52% fg 38% 3pt, he has an unstoppable offensive game. Coach K has been known to misuse players

Troll alert.

[RedBlackAttack]

Troll alert.

I didn't even read the rest of his post after the first line. Clear trolling.

I was so easily duped.

*walks away in shame*

[BlazersDozen]

Because Wade and Roy are good players. For every Wade, there are hundreds of players who come out of college after 4 years and continue to suck.

Key word in my post was potential. Players who continue to suck, don't have potential.

[midatlantic09]

Why would going in the top 10 make a difference to an NBA draftee? Difference between #10 pick's salary and #20's is $1.5 mil. over 3 years (or something like that). If it was the NFL, and millions could be made or lost depending on your draft slot, maybe it's a big deal, but there's not much to gain from delaying your FA for one year for that $1.5 mil. more.

*Usually more opportunities early on coming in as a top 10 pick vs a top 20 or top 25 pick (a top 10 pick is usually expected to start).

*As an NBA rookie, why piss away an extra 500k a yr?

[irondarts]

There's tons of good guards ahead of him in this draft.

Regardless, he will probably go between 15-25, with the possibility of slipping lower if he has weak workouts.

[BlazersDozen]

He wants to come out early so he can face LeBron.

[Celtic_Pride]

I'm going to guess he goes in the 15-20 range.

That would be perfect for him and his father as Celtics can draft him

[Timmy D for MVP]

why is it so hard to believe? not an incredibly strong or top heavy draft, i think the whole staying in college longer for development is overblown, you get better training facilities and coaches on the pro level and learn the pro game

[GOBB]

He will be a mid-first round pick. There are SEVERAL wings in this strong draft way ahead of him. I think this is a mistake and I'm a bit surprised. Then again, he probably made this one-and-done decision a long time ago (as in, before he even chose Duke).

He was supposed to be a phenom coming out of high school. While he had a pretty nice first season, suffice to say he didn't quite live up to his billing.

I'm going to guess he goes in the 15-20 range.

He didnt fit Dukes system. Handcuffed. His game fits the NBA better because he can create his own offense with his handles and quickness. I think he's mid first rd as well. Late lottery-just outside of it. But workouts could dictate how high he could go. We also cant rule out a team liking him for his pedigree and he going higher than some expect. So while a guy like Beal may be a nice shooting prospect, he doesnt have nearly as good handles as Austin to create his own shot/offense. Should be interesting to see where he gets drafted.

[talkingconch]

Rivers reminds me of a young MJ

[BlackWhiteGreen]

I'd only want him on the Celtics if we got a good big man with our other pick. My perfect scenario is to package both our picks (#18 and #20 or something) with Avery to get a #9 or something, but I don't see anyone being dumb enough to do that in this draft.

As for his career? Jason Terry wouldn't be too far off what I see him doing.

[50inchvertical]

Why are you all surprised? Have you ever seen or read an interview of the kid? Arrogant would be a massive understatement. If it were allowed, he would go straight from high school, probably even do a Jeremy Tyler if his parents would let him.