Will Mailk Newman go pro this year?

[fishwater99]

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/new...man-scouting-report/16y0o2t7023qrz9jtls1knfsm


“He is going to have to convince someone he can make the transition to combo guard or more of a point guard, and that will be the trick. But he got better all year, and in the two tournaments for Kansas, he looked like a solid NBA player.”

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I am not sure that he can possibly improve his draft stock by returning to school. He was really good from about February 1st thru the end of the season.

 

[thf24]

I am not sure that he can possibly improve his draft stock by returning to school. He was really good from about February 1st thru the end of the season.

He can improve his stock by coming back and working on his defense. If he ever plays in the NBA it will be as a 3 point specialist, but at less than ideal size for a 2, he'll need to be a lot better on defense than he has thus far in his college career to play that role.

 

[johnson86-1]

I am not sure that he can possibly improve his draft stock by returning to school. He was really good from about February 1st thru the end of the season.

He's probably not going to improve his draft stock, but unless he gets a first round guarantee (which I assume isn't happening?), he would be smart to come back for another year. I imagine Kansas's fan base is rabid enough that two good tournament performances could be very valuable to him down the road. If he leaves now and flames out, I'm not sure how much good will there will be for a one year mercenary.

 

[maroonmania]

I am not sure that he can possibly improve his draft stock by returning to school. He was really good from about February 1st thru the end of the season.

He'll probably come back. Any basketball player willing to transfer and waste a year sitting out has pretty much given up on trying to get to the NBA quickly.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Just saw on the twitter that Newman declared for the draft & was hiring an agent.

 

[maroonmania]

Just saw on the twitter that Newman declared for the draft & was hiring an agent.

Ok, good riddance.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Just saw on the twitter that Newman declared for the draft & was hiring an agent.

I’ll be shocked if he goes first round, surprised if he gets drafted.

 

[mstateglfr]

He'll probably come back. Any basketball player willing to transfer and waste a year sitting out has pretty much given up on trying to get to the NBA quickly.

Rodney Hood might disagree.

 

[aTotal360]

He better hope he does. 2nd round doesn't have guaranteed contracts.

 

[anon1787432961]

He gone. Late second round.

 

[maroonmania]

Rodney Hood might disagree.

Hood just probably wanted to avoid having Rick Ray as a coach.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

As would Arnett Moultrie.

 

[PineGroveBully]

He will go first round, book it, somewhere between 12-25

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

I'm sort of in your corner,

Good luck to him,

otherwise, I just don't 17'n care.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

SI has him going 56th

 

[Lettucexxxx]

SI has him going 56th

And he is probably better than 1/3 of the guys going in front of him.....not saying guys behind him won’t turn out better....but I like Malik’s ceiling

 

[mstateglfr]

Hood just probably wanted to avoid having Rick Ray as a coach.

Perhaps. But it directly refutes your point. As mentioned, Moultrie is another example.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

And he is probably better than 1/3 of the guys going in front of him.....not saying guys behind him won’t turn out better....but I like Malik’s ceiling

17 no.

Soooo many guards I’m taking ahead of him.

 

[The Peeper]

Does the low sodium Dales kill the mole crickets as well as the regular Dales? I don't want any more sodium in my yard than I need.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Good for him. You'll be able to find him right here I imagine.

http://www.eurobasket.com

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

If he’s there in the second round, the Grizzlies will draft him. Chris Wallace has an obsession with Kansas players.

 

[BiscuitEater]

He will go first round, book it, somewhere between 12-25

Sorry, don't think so.

 

[fishwater99]

He will go first round, book it, somewhere between 12-25

How much do you want to wager?

 

[johnson86-1]

And he is probably better than 1/3 of the guys going in front of him.....not saying guys behind him won’t turn out better....but I like Malik’s ceiling

? That seems backwards. He's going to be better than a lot of the guys going before him right now, but his ceiling is severely limited in the NBA by his lack of size and athleticism. it's tough to be a 6-2 shooting guard that is not athletic enough to guard bigger players.

 

[maroonmania]

Perhaps. But it directly refutes your point. As mentioned, Moultrie is another example.

Whatever, my point was actually that by transferring you've already guaranteed yourself spending 3 years in college versus if you would have stayed you could have possibly gone the next year at your current school. Hood left under a coaching change and I'm not sure what Moultrie's circumstances were. Newman and Kegler however both left a well respected coach that they originally signed with out of HS to go waste a year transferring which seems dumb to me if getting to the NBA quickly is the goal.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Not gonna wager, just a gut feeling. Think he'll blow a team away at the combine and they'll bite.