they are projecting him #22. You think he could help his draft status staying another year?
No. There’s a imaginary and variable fine line in the nba around age/development.
A 21 year old Ayo is more valuable than a 22 year old Ayo. The older you get, the more of a finished product they view you as. You become a projected lower ceiling player. You can still be good and consistent, and you can still get better, but the chances you jump to a superstar, franchise player, is much lower.
Think Taj Gibson whom the bulls drafted in the 20s. He has had a very solid nba career and has been a large part of some very good teams. He was 24 when he was drafted, and once he got consistent nba minutes and got into the flow of the league, he has been pretty much the same player his entire career.
Edit: had an extra s on as by accident and got the !!!