Joel Goodson
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If he can get a guarantee of a second-round pick exception and standard contract, he is staying in the Draft. He might even stay without the exemption if its a 2-year deal partially guaranteed.
He will come back if its likely going to be a two-way contract or a standard contract with no guaranteed money (which appears likely at this point).
I'll gladly admit if I am wrong. He is coming back to Illinois.
Not only did Illinois have the tallest team in the nation last year, we had the second-tallest team since KenPom started tracking average height in 2007.
Michigan played big but had a lot of contributors <6'5". Illinois' only player less than 6'6" to see the court was Kylan, everyone else sub 6'6" played less than 8% of minutes (keeping in mind that Keaton has been listed at 6'6" until the very recent draft measurement).
The only taller team is 2018 Syracuse by 0.1 Inch. To your point, Illinois will be even taller this year, and will almost certainly be the tallest team in modern NCAA history.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
That's really really disheartening news, and not a decision that makes a heck of a lot of sense to me.
This sounds like a really poor decision if it were to break this way...I can't see this happening
I'll let the dooming continue.
Andrej will be back.
The five on five decision should tell you all you need to know.
Andrej will be back.
The five on five decision should tell you all you need to know.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
If he genuinely wants to get drafted and move up on draft boards, why didn’t he play in the 5 on 5?
You need to stop. You don’t know anything. Furthermore why would a player stay in the draft for second round pick exception when they have a chance to come back to college, play on a contender, make equal or more money and improve to being a first round pick. He clearly has things to work on and is not going to stay in the draft for a second round pick exception.
Biggest decisions ahead of 2026 NBA Draft Combine: Who is staying in the draft? Who is returning to college?
Milan Momcilovic, Allen Graves, Amari Allen and Malachi Moreno are among several top prospects who will have a decision to make after this week's NBA Draft Combine: Stay in the draft or return to school.
www.cbssports.com
Not that you need it, but a very legit source telling you what to expect.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
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For what it's worth, (not much), the Sleepers guys think opting out of the 5 on 5 means you will be declaring for the draft.
Financially, it doesn't make sense for Andrej to leave. But the variable here is that, financially, Andrej's circumstances are a little different than most.
Still though, going from one of the highest paid, featured stars on one of cbb's premier teams to playing for the Stockton Kings on a teacher's salary would be one of the biggest downgrades ever.
Still though, going from one of the highest paid, featured stars on one of cbb's premier teams to playing for the Stockton Kings on a teacher's salary would be one of the biggest downgrades ever.
Keaton just performed a lot better than expected on the vertical jumps.
Lock in #5 Keaton!
That video makes it look like he was better than Philon. Is that the case?
I remain a bit concerned for Keaton that his measurables will damper his draft stock a bit, but that's encouraging for him staying in the top 8 for sure.
What was expected? Of the 8 guards that have been measured he finished 6th.
Not saying these results are bad at all. Just it's also not like he knocked it out of the park. Seems to be in line with expectations for an area that is not one of his strengths. Maybe better than expected if you watched his film and all you thought was "he's not athletic at all."
His standing vertical was better than Andrej's and is currently in the top 10. That is much better than scouts expected.
This is a really big day coming up for Kylan.
THIS is what I found odd for no other reason that I didn't/don't know what it means. I asked the question and I still don't. Does it mean he wasn't invited or he just chose not to? A lot of guys choose not to(usually the top guys) because all a bad showing can do is hurt you.
Andrej is obviously showing great measurables and is mid tier in the shooting drills, but as we've seen with most guys.... measurables and drills don't always track with production. The 5 v 5 would paint a MUCH better picture.
So, again.....I don't know what this decision means or who made it.
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