Deandre

[johnhuskies95]

Joe Harris, who was selected 33rd, signed a 2year guaranteed deal at 850k per.
Brandon Triche, who went undrafted last year, was paid 125k to play in Italy's second division.
Nick Calathes signed a 3year, 2.4million (net) deal in Greece
Deandre Daniels was selected 37th and will get 150k in Australia?

How is this not the worst case scenario for DD? Lets assume DD returned for his senior year. If he played well and consistent, he would most likely have catapulted into the first round and locked in 2 million in guaranteed money. If not, he still would most likely be considered a top tier European player earning 4-800k a year(net). At worst, the opportunity to play in Perth Australia for 150k would surely still be available to him.

To me, for some one with the upside of DD, playing in Australia for what amounts to the same amount as low-mid level european money(tyler olander money) is a complete disaster. Especially with a year of eligibility and what could have been. In so many ways, he would have been better off going undrafted, playing on any summer league roster he chose for exposure, then playing in Italy, Turkey, or Spain.

It's been talked about ad-nauseum, but it's ridiculously hard to be a first round draft pick in the NBA, particularly as a Senior, much less a 23 year old Senior like DeAndre would've been. Shabazz had perhaps the greatest all-time season of any UConn player this past year and he was only taken 26th. Not to mention, his Freshmen-Junior years were much better than DeAndre's.

The other problem is that you're acting as if it's a sure thing that he would've played well and with consistency if he returned to college for another year. I'm sure that DeAndre and those around him are well aware of his consistency problems, and they weren't going to assume that he could make a drastic difference in a year. He is who he is as a prospect already.