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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2172462, member: 837"]
Not sure this is all that relevant a discussion b/c as you point out Brogdon didn't have much of an opportunity to leave earlier, but it absolutely is a relevant discussion in terms of pointing out how important two things are: A) being ready to play in the NBA from day 1 and B) the importance of the second contract.

Guaranteed money is awesome -- no question. But if you aren't ready to play and you aren't a unicorn in terms of size/athleticism then those first two years might be all you get. Great money and life-changing for almost all of these guys? Absolutely.

But if we're looking at this as a business decision, Brogdan had a great season and if it continues that way while Mali struggles, he is going to absolutely dwarf him in earnings. Not sure how you can completely discount that?

And, for that matter, if Brogdon couldn't leave b/c the NBA wasn't interested, wouldn't it stand to reason to suggest he actually developed in college?

The bottom line is that I don't blame kids for leaving when looking at earning $1M in a season, but that doesn't make it the right career decision and it absolutely doesn't necessarily make it a good decision developmentally.

In fact, if you look at the seniors drafted, they acquitted themselves pretty well in Year 1 -- Heild was great, and all the others played well.
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