Shaedon Sharpe - Kentucky

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He is so smooth...

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Would really be nice to see him play for Kentucky - even if it's just for a few games to get a better evaluation on him. It is tricky only judging HS tape.

And with the way Kentucky is playing, adding Sharpe to the lineup could literally be what puts them over the top to win the national title.

Put Sharpe in and bring Wheeler off the bench.

C Oscar
PF Brooks
SF Grady
SG Sharpe
PG Washington

Wheeler, Mintz and Toppin off the bench

Do it, Calipari!

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[BostonCouchGM]

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hell yeah. Sharpe is "different". Leaps off the tape. Can't wait

[MemphisX]

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He must not be declaring in 2022 then...

[clyde21]

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He must not be declaring in 2022 then...

he's gone

also lol @ that report

[The Moose]

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looks like hes not getting on tonight

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looks like hes not getting on tonight

yeah there goes the credibility of the kentucky sports radio team lol

[MemphisX]

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He must not be declaring in 2022 then...

he's gone

also lol @ that report

Man, he will be top 10 on HS stuff alone. Should start prepping for draft workouts.

[Duke4life831]

Haha 99% that he debuts tonight…

Ya the dude is definitely declaring for this draft whether he plays this year or not.

[mattao313]

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looks like hes not getting on tonight

yeah there goes the credibility of the kentucky sports radio team lol

It was a 1% chance he didn't play tho. LMAO

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[clyde21]

looks like hes not getting on tonight

yeah there goes the credibility of the kentucky sports radio team lol

It was a 1% chance he didn't play tho. LMAO

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Interesting stuff here:

https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/shaedon-sharpe-timeline.361165/

Based on this...

1) Sharpe probably won't play for Kentucky this season, but there is at least some chance he will play
2) Sharpe will not declare for the 2022 draft (according to his mentor). He is shooting for the 2023 draft..

I'm seeing all the big boards and mock draft lately have Sharpe going in the top 10 in the 2022 draft...they might want to take him out of there for now - until we get a more clear confirmation that Sharpe will actually declare in 2022..

[azcatz11]

Interesting stuff here:

https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/shaedon-sharpe-timeline.361165/

Based on this...

1) Sharpe probably won't play for Kentucky this season, but there is at least some chance he will play
2) Sharpe will not declare for the 2022 draft (according to his mentor). He is shooting for the 2023 draft..

I'm seeing all the big boards and mock draft lately have Sharpe going in the top 10 in the 2022 draft...they might want to take him out of there for now - until we get a more clear confirmation that Sharpe will actually declare in 2022..

Lol...that thread is hilarious. They literally all go after one another

[CptCrunch]

Interesting stuff here:

https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/shaedon-sharpe-timeline.361165/

Based on this...

1) Sharpe probably won't play for Kentucky this season, but there is at least some chance he will play
2) Sharpe will not declare for the 2022 draft (according to his mentor). He is shooting for the 2023 draft..

I'm seeing all the big boards and mock draft lately have Sharpe going in the top 10 in the 2022 draft...they might want to take him out of there for now - until we get a more clear confirmation that Sharpe will actually declare in 2022..

There is no new info, just a cesspool of Rupp delusion.

Any forces asking Sharpe not to enter the draft is acting out of self interest, not out of Sharpe's interest.

There are huge advantages to entering this year, mainly 1) having a much weaker guard cohort, 2) entering his second contract presumably a maxed one one year early. Trading away one year of prime earning for Kentucky NIL is basically asinine.

1) This year tier 1 has no guards/wings at all. NeXT year, top of the draft is basically Victor Wembanyama + a bunch of guards/wings, notably Scoot Henderson, Dariq Whitehead, and Keyonte George

2) Of course one year max is the best case, amounting to ~$30m excess in earning. The worst case assuming he is a role player is presumably one year of MLE if he doesn't achieve stardom and becomes a career role player. Still better than one year at Kentucky fake hustling college classes.

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Interesting stuff here:

https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/shaedon-sharpe-timeline.361165/

Based on this...

1) Sharpe probably won't play for Kentucky this season, but there is at least some chance he will play
2) Sharpe will not declare for the 2022 draft (according to his mentor). He is shooting for the 2023 draft..

I'm seeing all the big boards and mock draft lately have Sharpe going in the top 10 in the 2022 draft...they might want to take him out of there for now - until we get a more clear confirmation that Sharpe will actually declare in 2022..

Lol...that thread is hilarious. They literally all go after one another

haha yeah the comments section is pretty funny/ridiculous.

But the actual content with all the quotes from Calipari and stuff is pretty informative.

[MotownMadness]

I hope he enters and would be a bonus if we could see him play.

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Interesting stuff here:

https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/shaedon-sharpe-timeline.361165/

Based on this...

1) Sharpe probably won't play for Kentucky this season, but there is at least some chance he will play
2) Sharpe will not declare for the 2022 draft (according to his mentor). He is shooting for the 2023 draft..

I'm seeing all the big boards and mock draft lately have Sharpe going in the top 10 in the 2022 draft...they might want to take him out of there for now - until we get a more clear confirmation that Sharpe will actually declare in 2022..

There is no new info, just a cesspool of Rupp delusion.

Any forces asking Sharpe not to enter the draft is acting out of self interest, not out of Sharpe's interest.

There are huge advantages to entering this year, mainly 1) having a much weaker guard cohort, 2) entering his second contract presumably a maxed one one year early. Trading away one year of prime earning for Kentucky NIL is basically asinine.

1) This year tier 1 has no guards/wings at all. NeXT year, top of the draft is basically Victor Wembanyama + a bunch of guards/wings, notably Scoot Henderson, Dariq Whitehead, and Keyonte George

2) Of course one year max is the best case, amounting to ~$30m excess in earning. The worst case assuming he is a role player is presumably one year of MLE if he doesn't achieve stardom and becomes a career role player. Still better than one year at Kentucky fake hustling college classes.

i get all of that, but...

1) that's just your opinion. clearly the opinion of Sharpe's mentor is that he's getting drafted in 2023, not 2022.

2) is it really that bad for him to get drafted in 2023 instead of 2022? NBA players peak between age 25-29. NBA players' prime is typically between age 23-32. So if he enters NBA at age 20 instead of 19, is it really the end of the world? Players typically are better at age 20 than they are at age 19...so he'll be a better player and more NBA-ready when he makes his NBA debut.. he'll also be more NBA ready if he has a full season of college basketball experience under his belt.

[MemphisX]

If he is projected in the top 10 and goes back to Kentucky, he will be doing against Coach Cal's advice. It would also be a huge mistake because 2023 is much stronger and he will be expected to produce like a sophomore returning. Can't see him not playing this year AND returning, makes no sense.

[CptCrunch]

Interesting stuff here:

https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/shaedon-sharpe-timeline.361165/

Based on this...

1) Sharpe probably won't play for Kentucky this season, but there is at least some chance he will play
2) Sharpe will not declare for the 2022 draft (according to his mentor). He is shooting for the 2023 draft..

I'm seeing all the big boards and mock draft lately have Sharpe going in the top 10 in the 2022 draft...they might want to take him out of there for now - until we get a more clear confirmation that Sharpe will actually declare in 2022..

There is no new info, just a cesspool of Rupp delusion.

Any forces asking Sharpe not to enter the draft is acting out of self interest, not out of Sharpe's interest.

There are huge advantages to entering this year, mainly 1) having a much weaker guard cohort, 2) entering his second contract presumably a maxed one one year early. Trading away one year of prime earning for Kentucky NIL is basically asinine.

1) This year tier 1 has no guards/wings at all. NeXT year, top of the draft is basically Victor Wembanyama + a bunch of guards/wings, notably Scoot Henderson, Dariq Whitehead, and Keyonte George

2) Of course one year max is the best case, amounting to ~$30m excess in earning. The worst case assuming he is a role player is presumably one year of MLE if he doesn't achieve stardom and becomes a career role player. Still better than one year at Kentucky fake hustling college classes.

i get all of that, but...

1) that's just your opinion. clearly the opinion of Sharpe's mentor is that he's getting drafted in 2023, not 2022.

2) is it really that bad for him to get drafted in 2023 instead of 2022? NBA players peak between age 25-29. NBA players' prime is typically between age 23-32. So if he enters NBA at age 20 instead of 19, is it really the end of the world? Players typically are better at age 20 than they are at age 19...so he'll be a better player and more NBA-ready when he makes his NBA debut.. he'll also be more NBA ready if he has a full season of college basketball experience under his belt.

Yes, it's one fewer year of expected career earning (on average for a 19 year old top draft pick). It's a concept that many don't grasp.

As I have mentioned before, you are trading one year of max earning for one year of Kentucky NIL in the worst case, a role player MLE earning in the best case.

The ONLY way for Sharpe to come ahead monetarily is IF he manages to go from top #4-8ish right now to top #2 THEN he has to bust out of the league after his rookie contract. That is the only way he comes ahead. Essentially a scenario betting against himself in the NBA while simultaneously improving draft stock next year. In this scenario, he come out ahead 10-15m depending on the exact picks here. This only works IF he improves his draft stick next year against much better guard competition (and not forget he has either injury retire or bust out after rookie contract for this math to work).

[clyde21]

Sharpe is gone, he's almost guaranteed to be a top 5 pick without a single dribble on the court, and it means he get's his 2nd contract one year sooner, same with his 3rd and 4th, people still don't realize just how much of a difference this actually makes to someone expecting to make max $ in the NBA at some pt

what's the upside exactly in staying a year at Kentucky at this point?