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[QUOTE="STEVEHOLT, post: 1358771, member: 522"]
Ok, Im going to go on a rant here and Im likely going to get crap for it, but i dont give a .

This is a monumentally STUPID move.   The idea that he needs to enter the NBA draft this year vs next or else his kid will starve is complete BS.  This is a smokescreen.  We are talking about one year, not forever and as a father of two young ones, they dont cost that much at that age if you dont dress them up in Burberry and buy them the stokee exploree stroller.  They get full pretty fast on some cheap stuff.

If he or his advisors had their heads on straight he would realize that his best bet is to come back and build his value back up and then enter the draft.   He will earn far more money this way for his family going forward than by entering now.

If he's gotten the "word" from the NBA that he is a lock to be a first round pick, I would question the veracity of said word and I would seriously look into the motives of the people getting in his ear.

If he is worried about the risk of blowing out his other knee, he should weight that again the risk of him not being drafted in the first round or drafted at all.  What risk is greater?

If he is afraid that coming back will only further reduce his stock, then he would DEFINITELY be better served coming back to school and actually earning a degree, because that basketball money aint going to be enough for the long term.
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