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ESPN NBA Draft Analyst: Payton Sandfort has a Ready-Made Skill for the NBA. Invited to May 12-19 NBA Draft Combine
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NBA GM on drafting Payton Sandfort....
"Well he is a great shooter, but he's slow, can't jump, defensive liability. Who else is there? Oh, there's Players X, Y, Z who all shot the ball as well as Payton. They jump higher, run faster, and can defend a little bit. Payton is 21 years old. Players X, Y & Z are 19 & 20 years old."
Who do you think they pick? If I were to bet, I'd bet he's not getting drafted this year or next. And I'm an optimist.
"Well he is a great shooter, but he's slow, can't jump, defensive liability. Who else is there? Oh, there's Players X, Y, Z who all shot the ball as well as Payton. They jump higher, run faster, and can defend a little bit. Payton is 21 years old. Players X, Y & Z are 19 & 20 years old."
Who do you think they pick? If I were to bet, I'd bet he's not getting drafted this year or next. And I'm an optimist.
If I am a GM and I am choosing between Coleman Hawkins and Payton, for example, I think I know which I would choose, although Payton is the better shooter.
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My take would be that he took a high volume of 3’s and often quite difficult. If he was a lower option who could just hang out on the 3 point line and take largely high percentage/easier shots - it would be similar to an nba scenario
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The biggest NBA Draft deadline decisions I am watching this week (deadline is 5/29)
Prob staying in:
Johnny Furphy (Kansas)
Hunter Sallis (Wake)
50/50:
Mark Sears (Bama)
Alex Karaban (UConn)
Coleman Hawkins
JT Toppin
Jamir Watkins
Payton Sandfort (Iowa)
Cam Christie
Likely return:
Jaylen Wells
Trevon Brazile
Jaxson Robinson
Jarin Stevenson (Bama)
Arthur Kaluma
The biggest NBA Draft deadline decisions I am watching this week (deadline is 5/29)
Prob staying in:
Johnny Furphy (Kansas)
Hunter Sallis (Wake)
50/50:
Mark Sears (Bama)
Alex Karaban (UConn)
Coleman Hawkins
JT Toppin
Jamir Watkins
Payton Sandfort (Iowa)
Cam Christie
Likely return:
Jaylen Wells
Trevon Brazile
Jaxson Robinson
Jarin Stevenson (Bama)
Arthur Kaluma
Come play with your bro another year Payton. You'll never get to do that again.
I think he's 50/50 on it because he's gonna be a 2nd rounder this year and a 2nd rounder next year, so why not go pro now?
One thing that may sway him is if some donor (who was gonna pay Proctor) decides to pay Payton if he returns for one more season.
I bet he'll be back at Iowa next year
I’ll be very surprised if he isn’t back.
He's a second rounder (maybe) this year in a weak draft. Next year? There very well might be no next year.
If it's his dream, he should take it while he can.
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So, apparently, he's going to wait until the last minute to make his announcement?
There's no way he passes up another year playing with his brother imo unless he's guaranteed a first round spot.
He’s never going to be first round pick I can bet you that
i think the decision is a lot harder than any of us realize
I was just standing right next to him at DSM airport.So, apparently, he's going to wait until the last minute to make his announcement?
No, I didn’t ask.
You are going to come on here and post that you were standing next to him and didn't ask if he was coming back to Iowa? Come on man, we need a better effort from you than that...
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Note what he thinks if Payton comes back for one more year.
Note what he thinks if Payton comes back for one more year.
Well, the graphic needs to be made up first. I'm sure there's a long line.
It's the biggest decision of his life (presumably). He has earned the right to take every minute he needs/wants.
Just a factual statement. I am sure it is a tough decision for Payton, and potentially a life-changing one.
Payton is not the only one taking his time....
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Less than 12 hours until the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline, still a long list of notable players yet to make official decisions. Among them:
Mark Sears
Alex Karaban
Caleb Love
David Jones
Johnny Furphy
Hunter Sallis
Johnell Davis
DaRon Holmes
Payton Sandfort
Matthew Murrell
Jarin Stevenson
Nique Clifford
Chase Hunter
Coleman Hawkins
Jamir Watkins
Jaxson Robinson
Wooga Poplar
Arthur Kaluma
Ugonna Onyenso
What follows is from 30 minutes ago:
the full text of the tweet:
Less than 12 hours until the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline, still a long list of notable players yet to make official decisions. Among them:
Mark Sears
Alex Karaban
Caleb Love
David Jones
Johnny Furphy
Hunter Sallis
Johnell Davis
DaRon Holmes
Payton Sandfort
Matthew Murrell
Jarin Stevenson
Nique Clifford
Chase Hunter
Coleman Hawkins
Jamir Watkins
Jaxson Robinson
Wooga Poplar
Arthur Kaluma
Ugonna Onyenso
IIRC, Jarrod Uthoff told teams to not draft him and he played in the G League for a bit
I believe a team wanted to draft-and-stash him and he preferred to take his chances as an undrafted free agent. It kind of worked out, as he did play in 16 NBA games. Gotta think that Aaron White would have played in at least a few NBA games if his rights weren't held.
