Arizona Basketball: Terrance Ferguson vs. College Basketball
By Kevin Jiang
Ferguson’s Reality Check
As it stands, Ferguson is already projected as an NBA first-round pick with the possibility of being drafted in the lottery.
That being said, fighting for minutes with Allonzo Trier, Kadeem Allen, Rawle Alkins and Kobi Simmons would do little to improve Ferguson’s draft stock. Rather, getting buried on the bench could be the worst thing that can happen to a prep star since he may fall out of a scout’s immediate recall memory when it comes to considering the current group of elite shooting guard prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft pool.
for an immediate example: the 6-9 Malian power forward was tabbed as a five-star recruit by many basketball recruiting websites before he enrolled at
, became a mainstay on the bench, declared for the draft after his freshman season, and ultimately fell completely out of the first round in the 2016 NBA Draft.
Even though Diallo undeniably grew a thick skin after being slighted for a whole season by Kansas coach Bill Self, his treatment in a Jayhawks uniform lost him the opportunity of big(ger) bucks when it came to draft night. While playing at Arizona under coach Sean Miller may help Ferguson grow as a basketball player and ultimately as a young man, money talks and he would potentially lose out on millions if he fell out of the first round like Diallo.
While playing at Arizona under coach Sean Miller may help Ferguson grow as a basketball player and ultimately as a young man, money talks and he would potentially lose out on millions if he fell out of the first round like Diallo.
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