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Are there 5 Future Pros on this Team??

I think there will be a bunch of guys who get a shot at the league.

Sanogo and Andre are probably second round guys.

Hawkins I'm guessing goes first round. IMO he's the most likely to have a career as a rotation player in the league.

Clingan will get there.

Karaban is a 3 year college player and a second-round pick by my eye. One of those super productive, hyper BBIQ players that just doesn't have NBA strength and speed.
 
the iowa state game made me think of the georges niang comp for karaban. they are from a similar part of mass, too i think.

i think he plays in the league.
 
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Yes, there are five future NBA players on the roster.
 
elmcityboy said:
the iowa state game made me think of the georges niang comp for karaban. they are from a similar part of mass, too i think.

i think he plays in the league.
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I think he’s a little more athletic and a better shooter than Niang
 
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rcarj said:
I think he’s a little more athletic and a better shooter than Niang
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niang shot 37.5% from three in college and is better than 40% in the league. we would take that from karaban!
 
NBA All-Star Potential(In order)

Donovan Clingan (Best case Comp - Pau Gasol)

NBA Starter Potential (In order)

Jordan Hawkins (Best case Comp - Bradley Beal)
Adama Sanogo ( Bes Case Comp - Zac
Randolph)
Andre Jackson Jr (Best case Comp - Shawn Marion)

NBA Role Player Potential(In Order)

Alex Karaban (Best case Comp - Austin Croshere)
Samson Johnson (Best case Comp - Pterosaur)

Will collect the bag in Europe(In Order)

Tristan Newton

Will play professionally somewhere but ????

Nahiem Alleyne
Joey Calcaterra
Apostolous Romoglue
Richie Springs
 
InKembaITrust said:
What's the record for most pros on one UConn team? Can this team match it if Samson exceeds expectations?
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One one team, or in one draft year?
In any case, 2003/4 had Emeka, Armstrong, Boone, Gordon, Marcus Williams and CharlieV.
The next year, no Emeka, but Rudy Gay and AJ Price were there.
 
I think Jackson will be polarizing but there will be a GM or 2 that fall in love with him and he gets picked late first or second
Sanogo will get a chance. Probably a second round pick this year.
Clingan will be a mid to late first round pick whenever he comes out
Hawkins is probably a first round pick this year
Karaban, maybe. I think he will be a star here for sure.
Johnson…who knows.

I don’t think any will be top 10 picks.
 
Kenny11 said:
I think Jackson will be polarizing but there will be a GM or 2 that fall in love with him and he gets picked late first or second
Sanogo will get a chance. Probably a second round pick this year.
Clingan will be a mid to late first round pick whenever he comes out
Hawkins is probably a first round pick this year
Karaban, maybe. I think he will be a star here for sure.
Johnson…who knows.

I don’t think any will be top 10 picks.
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Clingan may be a mid to late round first round pick this year but if he sticks around and shows any improvement, he's top 10 for 2024 and beyond
 
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elmcityboy said:
the iowa state game made me think of the georges niang comp for karaban. they are from a similar part of mass, too i think.

i think he plays in the league.
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Niang is from Lawrence, MA. About 45 minutes from Southborough. Close enough I guess but the 2 places are like different worlds.
 
HooperScooper said:
Niang is from Lawrence, MA. About 45 minutes from Southborough. Close enough I guess but the 2 places are like different worlds.
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yeah, i looked this up after i posted it. i knew niang was from methuen (they mention it every time he plays the celtics) and i thought alex was from somewhere up there, too. my massachusetts geography is pretty bad.
 
elmcityboy said:
yeah, i looked this up after i posted it. i knew niang was from methuen (they mention it every time he plays the celtics) and i thought alex was from somewhere up there, too. my massachusetts geography is pretty bad.
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Oh, I thought he was from Lawrence. Methuen is right next to Lawrence. You can't spell Methuen without meth.
 
HooperScooper said:
Niang is from Lawrence, MA. About 45 minutes from Southborough. Close enough I guess but the 2 places are like different worlds.
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Lawrence and Southborough, I mean Beverly Hills and Compton as also close. Not similar though.

Alex can play in Europe, or become a Senator or something. I expect him to be at UConn 4 years and have a great career.
 
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InKembaITrust said:
If Karaban continues to work hard, is he a future pro?
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His size, shooting and skill fits modern nba. He still has to defend NBA players. Can he get there? Seems possible. He's not exactly a weakling now, but it's possible he's quite fit and strong in 2-3 years. That'll certainly help.
 
NBA - right now 2 for sure. DC and Hawk
AS has a shot
Ajax will make lots of money as will Joey C overseas
Kara an will play somewhere but too early to tell
Lots of talent in Storrs
 
gtcam said:
NBA - right now 2 for sure. DC and Hawk
AS has a shot
Ajax will make lots of money as will Joey C overseas
Kara an will play somewhere but too early to tell
Lots of talent in Storrs
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Do you think AJax returns next season?
 
InKembaITrust said:
Do you think AJax returns next season?
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Tough call. I'm sure he wants to captain the team to a championship (or ff4 at least) and split. But if he can turn himself into a better scorer he'd be tough not to draft in the mid to late 1st round. Maybe sooner. His shot and scoring in general are slowly improving. Maybe at the end of 4 he will put it all together.
 
I think Joey C might get some looks from the NBA scouts. He’s got the height and the shot. He’s also shown he can get to the rim. His defense needs to improve a lot but he’s not atrocious. If he keeps his 3 pt pct up where it is he‘ll be hard to look past. He‘s now on a team where he’s going to get some looks and that dude can flat out shoot. Steve Kerr was also 6’3”. Great role player.
 
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RichZ said:
One one team, or in one draft year?
In any case, 2003/4 had Emeka, Armstrong, Boone, Gordon, Marcus Williams and CharlieV.
The next year, no Emeka, but Rudy Gay and AJ Price were there.
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Denham Brown was also on that roster and was a 2nd round pick in 2006, which had four other Huskies.

Those late 90s early 2000s teams were loaded with talent. It is great to be able to have these conversations again.
 
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