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Message: [QUOTE="Consigliere, post: 1731665, member: 559"] Even with the new rules this scenario is a bit of a Catch-22. For second tier prospects (think beyond Top 20 picks) Bird in the Hand may be a compelling reason to leave. If you can get a guarantee that an NBA team will draft you and honor a two year deal, depending on career goals and values that may be enough of an enticement. NBA drafts on potential, not productivity and returning to school to develop skills won't make you taller, much quicker or increase your ceiling all that much. It will only make you older. Even so, the difference between $2M guaranteed today or $10M potential next year just isn;t that substantial. Both are life changing opportunities. Unfortunately, the odds of getting such a guarantee are much greater if you hire an agent. At least I'm sure that's what the agents say. [/QUOTE]