gokinsmen
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12-13-23 10:59 PM - Post#360627
In response to joe nassau
Miye Oni if he'd stayed woulda been a first round pick? His one and done really blew up in his face?
I don't think so. Oni declared for the draft as a junior, but I don't think he would've moved up much with another year. Especially since his senior season would have had no NCAA tourney due to the pandemic.
So a NBA team is going to give Lee a guaranteed contract? Curious who you see as his comp who was a first rounder this year or last?
If you just mean "a late 1st/early 2nd round pick from a low/mid-major school," I'd point to Ben Sheppard (26th pick). He played with Drew Friberg on a Belmont team that didn't even make the tourney, but his talent was clear and he did well in pre-draft activities.
But if you go back further, I would compare Lee to CJ McCollum - a super-smooth, lanky, 6-3 guard with crafty finishes at the rim and a great 3pt stroke. McCollum played for Lehigh in the Patriot League - very comparable league to ours - but was selected 10th overall.
I'm not predicting that for Lee obviously, but considering Xaivian is just a sophomore, he has plenty of time to boost his stock over the next 2.5 years. Especially if Princeton wins a couple NCAA tourney games over the next 3 dances.
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