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Would need to get a release from his NLI. Could play right away then. Don't hold your breath.
Which dude is Wilson?
Seriously...........................
I expect JP to stay at UNC, but thinking that he'll declare early at this point is ludicrous. Kid isn't a top-5 prospect anymore. He's not even top-50. He was an athletic HS player that struggled to do the little things that differentiate the McDonald's All-Americans from the rest of the country. I loved his game at Falls, and truly wish him the best, but at this point, he doesn't project as a NBA player period, much less an early-entrant. He's got a lot of work to do to get to the former, much less the latter.
Doesn't project as an NBA player? I'll take that bet any day. You realize the NBA is a run and jump league, right? Typically you'd like your "3" man to have a solid outside game, but the more athleticism you have, the more you get away with a less than stellar perimeter game (obviously he would have to be able to hit the mid range jumper though). Not to mention, just playing at UNC will help you get drafted compared to other schools. (David Noel, Rayshawn Terry, 100 other athletic wings who weren't that great) And notice I said, "if" he gets a jump shot, he could declare early. A very reasonable thought.
Doesn't project as an NBA player?
The rest of what you said is meaningless fluff. There are a lot of guys in high school that can run and jump. JP is the #68 prospect per RSCI. Not one single service has him projected as a top-50 player. Not one. In the average year, the NBA drafts 60 players, so right there, he's outside being projected as a NBA player. Of those 60 players, about 10 are usually going to be international players. So that means if you're outside the top-50 in the US, you aren't projecting as a NBA player.He could get there. He could develop into one. But it isn't like he's a 7-footer which are still rare. Maybe he gets there, maybe he doesn't, but when you strictly look at the numbers, he's on the outside looking in based on projections right now, and no one is saying he's got early-entrant ability. I think he has a chance, but it's probably not much better than 50/50, and his best shot at being paid to play basketball in the United States, strictly based on the projections I was referring to, is the NBADL.
Firstly, they aren't a lot of guys in the NBA who can run and jump like Tokoto. So let's throw your first sentence out right away. Second, you as a MU fan should know rankings mean nothing. (Wade, at one point a top 5 NBA player, not top 50. Maybe not top 150? Not sure. Then every Badger in the NBA, none were top 50. Not even Harris.And the rest of what you said really made no sense, you started throwing out all these projections and numbers that are worthless.D-League? Please, get serious.
Firstly, they aren't a lot of guys in the NBA who can run and jump like Tokoto.