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Message: [QUOTE="Watchdog, post: 4215143, member: 10325"] I know the experts here keep saying the NBA won't draft older guys, but how many players stay beyond their first contract with the team that originally drafted them? Their contracts are for three years and most players aren't stars right away, so the teams that draft them essentially serve as the G-League for them. I cite one JB as a prime example in this his first year. Will he break out next year or the year after? Maybe, maybe not. If most move on, then who loses by drafting a more complete player who happens to be two or three years older than a 19 or 20 year old who isn't ready for the NBA? A more complete player may provide value immediately while the "potential" superstar sits and watches for three years then leaves for the best offer. [/QUOTE]