Jerry Tipton: Orton and Bledsoe looking to move on

Looks like two players UK fans were counting on coming back next season may very well be playing for pay next season.

almost 2 years ago Ken Howlett 4 comments 0 recs |

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That's interesting.

I just took a quick glance at the NBADraft.net site and it appears as though Eric has moved up to the number 12 lotto pick! That surprises me a bit, but considering that the NBA is likely his dream, I am happy that he has risen up the ranks of draft boards and that he is thought of in such high regard. I still didn’t see Orton on the list (I could have missed it) but, according to Jerry’s article it seems as though he is getting info that suggests otherwise.

If I’m not mistaken, only first round money is guaranteed, right? So, would it be safe to assume that if Daniel did somehow not make the first round, which is 30 players, he would be returning?

It’ll be interesting to watch, that’s for sure. Right now, it’s hard to believe that the possibility of having almost our entire roster depleted (whether to graduation or NBA) is a reality. Wow.

by BigSkyCat on Mar 24, 2010 8:01 PM EDT reply actions

By this:

So, would it be safe to assume that if Daniel did somehow not make the first round, which is 30 players, he would be returning?

do you mean if he’s not projected to make the first round? Because if he enters the draft, and doesn’t make the first draft, or even either round, he would no longer have college eligibility.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Mar 25, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

yes, exactly.

I meant projected to go in the first round, because as you point out, there is no going back once you have declared. : )

I’m not entirely sure how this all works, but I assume that Orton (and others like him who are considering the jump to the NBA) would sit down with Coach Cal after the season is over and Cal will advise him what the scouts, GM’s and the like are saying about his draft status and Daniel would then make an informed decision from there, and if he isn’t thought to go in the top 30 (the guaranteed money cut off point), and if money is his main motivation, as he mentioned in the linked article that it was, he would return.

by BigSkyCat on Mar 25, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions