Jonh Wall Eligible for 2009 Draft?
I was reading the Chad Ford chat today and was surprised when I saw this regarding John Wall:
"SportsNation Chad Ford: He was awesome and he'll compete with Ed Davis and a few other freshmen for that. However, there is some buzz that Wall believes he might be eligible for THIS year's draft. I've been doing some digging and will be filing a story later today. The short rub is this: Wall is a 5th year senior and depending on how you read the collective bargaining agreement, 5th year seniors are eligible for the draft as long as the turn 19 in the calander year (Wall does). The league is taking a wait and see approach. If he declares, they'll research and make a ruling. If he does declare and is ruled eligible (two big ifs) he's a Top 5 pick in this draft. Maybe Top 3."
We're picking top 4 this year and assuming we don't get Blake Griffin or Rubio, this will have a huge impact on whether we trade down or not. I watched John Wall at the Nike Hoop Summit and he was unbelievable. Your thoughts?
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hibachi
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Doubting it
It appears that he is not eligible. I’m pretty sure it has to do with him being held back. If that had happened last year, iow he had to repeat Sr year, then his expected graduating class would have been the 08 class. Because he was re-classified earlier in his career his graduating class became the 09 class and that class has to be out for 1 year before he can enter the draft, even if he is 19.
by Jheiser3 on Apr 14, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
granted I am only going off a couple internet writeups and a few highlight videos but I still think that Ricky Rubio would make a better pairing with Gilbert.
by dt3 on Apr 15, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
I think Rubio will be a better distributor (his court vision is unbelievable) but John Wall aint bad and I have a feeling he’s going to be a major scorer in the league.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk
by hibachi on Apr 15, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rubio – gilbert’s complimet
wall – gilbert’s replacement
by dt3 on Apr 15, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another thing to consider
Despite being the best player in High School right now, he will still only be 19 years old – having played against High School players… for 5 years.
Rubio has been playing professionally for 5 years. The last 3 years for DKV Jovenut in one of the best Leagues (if not THE best) outside the NBA.
Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......
by Rook6980 on Apr 15, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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