Believe it or not, the NBA continues to trend toward the idea it's better for a prospect to go undrafted, a notion the 2016 NBA draft reinforced in a big way.
What used to be borderline shameful now stands as quite the attractive option because falling undrafted means a prospect has his choice of several teams instead of getting stuck in an undesirable situation.
Adam Pensack, agent for Iowa product Jarrod Uthoff, spoke with Mark Emmert of Hawk Central about this new trend.
“If a player’s goal is to play in the NBA, especially in year one, draft and stash is not the best route to do so since it yields zero chance in year one and only a very small chance in subsequent years,” Pensack said.
This would explain why it seems the undrafted market has more big names than usual this year, especially when one looks at a list compiled by Bleacher Report's Alec Nathan, which features updates with prospect commitments. Below, let's nail down predictions for prospects generating the most buzz.
Alex Poythress
Kentucky's Alex Poythress is a good example ...
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