Evidently Sharpe thought so, but there is an argument to be made that he could have gone higher had he played and demonstrated an ability to play against college dudes vs hs dudes.
Considering we are talking about their collegiate impact, it would certainly help to see them play a college game. But, they can be top 5 picks by playing internationally, g-league affiliate or some other avenue. It's just typically less likely. Rather it was until the 2023 draft.
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Hahaha, Edgecome hasn't even played a college game yet and some of you are already declaring him a top 5 pick. Wasn't Edwards a potential top pick for this upcoming draft? How's that working out? Wasn't Sheppard supposed to be a sure fire multi-year player who might make it to the league one...