Butler: Immediate NBA impact?

[StillAWarrior]

Earl Tatum was a first, not sure about Lloyd Walton but he played 5 years in the league, Toone was a late first for early second

According to basketball-reference.com:

Tatum was a second rounder;
Toone was a second rounder; and
Walton was a third rounder.


Edited to add another useful link listing all the Marquette players who played in the NBA and ABA.

[rocky_warrior]

Well in that case, you might also like this link...

http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/men_s_basketball/marquette_players_who_went_on_to_play_professionally

[StillAWarrior]

Well in that case, you might also like this link...

http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/men_s_basketball/marquette_players_who_went_on_to_play_professionally

I do. But that other site has a lot of great info. The links for all the players have a lot of stats, including contract info in the last 20 -30 years. I'm still amazed Chris Crawford earned 16 million in the NBA.

[JMcSteal]

espn comparing prospects to current nba players

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2011/news/story?page=5-on-5-110621

"Brendan Jackson, Celtics Hub: When I see Jimmy Butler, I can't help but think about Paul George's defense on Derrick Rose in the first round of the playoffs. If Butler does not become a star in this league, he could easily find himself filling the "James Posey" role for the next 10 years."