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Message: [QUOTE="Full_Rebar, post: 1014897, member: 3530"] Let's be real here. This supposed "best draft since Lebron/Melo/Wade" isn't anywhere close to that now. None of these guys are seen as franchise changers, but Parker's seen as the guy most ready to make an impact. It isn't just about going #1, it's also about the endorsement money that goes with it. Parker seems like the one who the companies will most likely link up with over Wiggins/Embiid/Smart, so he'd not only be passing on the millions as a top 3 pick, but the millions in endorsement money that goes along with it...to go back to Duke and play out of position for another season? Call me cynical or jaded, but I don't buy for a second that he's going back to Duke next year...and frankly if he did, he'd be dumber than Marcus Smart. I don't like the system, but it is what it is, and when you are a lock for the top 3, you should go. [/QUOTE]