He is going to be in the G league for a few years. Not anywhere close to being prepared. And highly doubtful he gets drafted.
This stinks for Duke and college basketball.
Wish him luck.
Well Maggette and Deng could have gotten drafted out of high school so they aren’t true one and dones to me. I’m referring to players that can’t get drafted to the NBA out of high school (the rule changed in 2005 I believe) so said players play collegiately for a year then bolt for the NBA or professional basketball.
He is going to be in the G league for a few years. Not anywhere close to being prepared. And highly doubtful he gets drafted.
This stinks for Duke and college basketball.
Wish him luck.
I wish him the best of luck but man, I feel like some of these guys have some crazy people talking to them. Maybe he wants to learn a European language through immersion.
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Or maybe he didn’t like college. Or maybe he didn’t end up liking Duke the way he thought. Or maybe the only reason he ever went to college was because of the CBA requiring him to do so. There are lots of good and valid reasons for DJ to leave Duke. None of us are walking in his shoes and know everything that went into his decision. Thank the kid for his time and move on.
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Nope. He’s gone. He may get drafted in the second round. Maybe. But he won’t be in the league. He doesn’t have the skills and he doesn’t have the body. 163 pound shooting guards? Should we count the number of em in the league? It won’t take long. Seems like a good kid but this is a league of men and he does not have the body of a fully developed professional athlete.
Yes, there are valid reasons to leave, but there are other avenues for those things, especially this year, if he didn't like Duke. "Are you NBA ready?" The answer is no. If he's declaring, what other reason is there. Maybe family economics? Maybe he thinks the G-league is the way to go? I don't know.
Doubt it. I also doubt he ever plays in the NBA. He may very well have a fine professional career and make plenty of money in some other league, but what does he do at an NBA level? Just for comparison, look at Frank Jackson. He had a better single season at Duke (although he averaged fewer ppg), on a much better team, has much better athleticism, a better 3pt shooter, and more skill as a PG, although still not enough, and is still barely making it in the league. Frank is undersized as a 2G, and is taller and stronger than DJ.
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Where would Duke be if we told recruits that we’re really not interested in one and dones? If we told them that if they blow up and have a super freshman year that we’ll wish them well as they head into the NBA but don’t count on it? Would we be worse off?
I shouldn’t be stunned anymore when kids leave for the pros, but that is stunning.
Being cooped up at the Washington Duke hotel and taking classes online would not be the Duke experience I would want either.
Good Luck to you, young man.
I wish the young fella all the best - but he sure has a loooooooong way to go to get to the league. And the big paydays. He shoulda stayed another year or even 2.
Bye.
Whatever the hell "it" is, Jabari found it.
-Roy "Ole Huck" Williams
Honestly this kind of nonsense is why Roy was like - I’d rather be golfing.