How many of these points will make some Slanters’ blood boil (I’m guessing paragraphs 2, 3, and 7)?
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The size is there. His shot is already good and has continued to improve. And his IQ and understanding of how to play would allow him to fit with any team, particularly because he is also a fantastic teammate.
The question for Agbaji isn’t so much if he has what it takes to make it to the league as much as it is whether now is the right time to strike.
The Kansas basketball archives are full of examples of players in positions similar to the one Agbaji is in, and features guys who have landed on both sides of the coin, from picking the right time to return and the wrong time to leave.
In one way or another, it seems to have worked out for all of them, with guys like Malik Newman and Wayne Selden finding quality careers overseas after missing out on extended NBA opportunities.
The KU veterans who returned to school for one more run, however, have seen that decision pay off big time.
Devonte’ Graham, Svi Mykhailiuk and Udoka Azubuike, just recently, all considered leaving KU a year earlier than they did. But their decisions to stay and put the feedback they got from NBA evaluators into their final seasons at KU turned all three of them into millionaires.
Each individual path is different. And there is no blanket answer or foolproof blueprint for any player who is making this decision.
Because of that, Agbaji, who is expected to get a combine invite, likely will take his decision at least through the end of the month and potentially all the way to the July 7 deadline.
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Ochai Agbaji
Agbaji continues to have the toughest decision to make of the three simply because, at this point, he has the most NBA potential.The size is there. His shot is already good and has continued to improve. And his IQ and understanding of how to play would allow him to fit with any team, particularly because he is also a fantastic teammate.
The question for Agbaji isn’t so much if he has what it takes to make it to the league as much as it is whether now is the right time to strike.
The Kansas basketball archives are full of examples of players in positions similar to the one Agbaji is in, and features guys who have landed on both sides of the coin, from picking the right time to return and the wrong time to leave.
In one way or another, it seems to have worked out for all of them, with guys like Malik Newman and Wayne Selden finding quality careers overseas after missing out on extended NBA opportunities.
The KU veterans who returned to school for one more run, however, have seen that decision pay off big time.
Devonte’ Graham, Svi Mykhailiuk and Udoka Azubuike, just recently, all considered leaving KU a year earlier than they did. But their decisions to stay and put the feedback they got from NBA evaluators into their final seasons at KU turned all three of them into millionaires.
Each individual path is different. And there is no blanket answer or foolproof blueprint for any player who is making this decision.
Because of that, Agbaji, who is expected to get a combine invite, likely will take his decision at least through the end of the month and potentially all the way to the July 7 deadline.
