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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 5019699, member: 10"] I thought this was an interesting take. Don't usually see people writing about a player making a mistake pulling out of the draft. Usually just the other way around. [HEADING=1][I][SIZE=5]Alex Karaban, UConn[/SIZE][/I][/HEADING] [I]I'll swerve here on the topic and be the only of our bunch to take a player who actually returned to college instead of staying in the NBA Draft. In a soft 2024 draft class Karaban looked like a real first-round prospect and had a strong predraft process that included a solid showing at the combine. Coming off a second consecutive national championship, turning pro instead of staying in school seemed (from afar, to be clear) to be the better of the two options, just given where his stock is right now and the landscape of the current class. It's obviously hard to fault a player for deciding to stay in school and continuing their education and impossible to criticize that decision with Karaban specifically -- he loves UConn, he's pursuing his education and his stock is likely to remain at or above the same level next cycle -- but, if placed in his shoes, I would've had a hard time passing up the prospect of being a potential first-rounder and kick-starting the pro career clock. With [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-meeting-with-dan-hurley-preparing-massive-offer-for-uconn-coach-per-report/']Dan Hurley potentially considering a move to leave UConn to become the coach of the Lakers[/URL], it adds another wrinkle of uncertainty about next season that only further complicates what was already a tough stay-or-go decision. [B][I]-- Kyle Boone[/I][/B][/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/dribble-handoff-bronny-james-alex-karaban-highlight-questionable-2024-nba-draft-decisions/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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