I was thinking about how good cam reddish could be in the league but his performance at duke (39% from the field, 33% from three) left me with serious doubts about how good he’ll he in the league, even with all his potential. Are there any players that shat the bed only in college but became good anyway in the league?
Posted Apr 9, 2019, 4:55 PM UTC
Not bad per se, but Devin Booker was pretty unremarkable in college . He came off the bench on that Kentucky team and was exclusively a spot-up shooter
But Booker was, I think, like a 4-star recruit going into college. Cam Reddish was a top 3-5 player in his class.
IIRC Westbrook didn't have a great college career (unlike Durant, Curry, Harden) and was drafted because of potential. Turned out great in the NBA though.
Westbrook wasn’t that good in HS though (relatively speaking) so wouldn’t that disqualify him? He was ranked #151 in his class and got no major offers . UCLA gave him a scholarship at the last minute by they needed a backup SG
Yea 13/4/4 his sophomore year
He was a defensive stud though in college
Jaylen Brown. He was a consensus bust/reach when he got picked.
At #3 though, if he got picked at 10 people would call it a steal.
That isn't really true. People just knew that draft was weak
I mean so is this one.
Marvin Williams and Kelly Oubre were HS stars who were Reddish-esque in college. Jaylen Brown was also somewhat underwhelming in college.
YMMV about good in the pros, of course.
Donovan Mitchell maybe?
He wasn't bad in college, but he certainly was underwhelming, his stock started rising during workouts.
He was not underwhelming in his sophomore year. Dude turned it on once conference play started.
I mean his comp was Avery Bradley, a defensive wing who might get you a dozen points.
But everyone knew he was way more athletic. Not saying he hasn’t surpassed draft expectations but he really turned it on his sophomore year too.
As a Louisville fan I don’t remember him being very highly touted out of high school, although his highlight reel was definitely something special
I mean I had a coworker who loved watching high school kids and Donovan was always involved in the McDonald’s High School and other stuff he was seen as a Top 20 prospect
It's tough to get into the pros based on high school accolades when you shit the bed in college lol.
I remember Dominic Cheek like it was yesterday
ben simmons?
He was not bad in college lmao
Jordan was bad enough to not get selected in hs, great in college and became a god in the nba
I'm pretty sure him not making the team was because of his grade and not just talent. You aren't getting a scholarship to NC without being great in high school.
Dont ruin the narrative please
Jordan was a McDonald’s All-American in HS and a 5-star prospect . There’s the famous story about Coach K not giving him an offer to Duke (bc their team was already loaded) but most every major program offered him a scholarship.
https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/1/20/7857521/mike-krzyewski-coach-k-letter-michael-jordan-duke
i thought it was mike turning down duke?
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I disagree. He reclassified in order to play in college a year earlier and still put up 10pts/7.5reb/2.7blks on 54% shooting.
Maybe people outside of UConn thought he’d be a transcendent college player, but fans of the team knew that UConn was always going to be just a pit stop for Andre.
Plus it was never supposed to be “his” team. He was always going to be an ancillary piece for Jeremy Lamb (who took the reigns after stepping up and helping Kemba win the ship the year prior)
Also we had no guards that could run a pick and roll that year (Shabazz at that point was very underdeveloped; nothing like his senior season or like he is in the NBA) so his offensive game was severely hindered (on top of his own already limited offensive skills at the time)
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