Tahaad Pettiford

[EvanZ]

Smallish guards should go pro whenever they have a chance to go R1.. Returning to school probably isnt the best decision.. esp. for a coach that doesnt pump out pro prospects.

NIL has changed the equation for a lot of these kids. He was probably looking at the second round. He might get $2M in NIL.

[azcatz11]

Smallish guards should go pro whenever they have a chance to go R1.. Returning to school probably isnt the best decision.. esp. for a coach that doesnt pump out pro prospects.

NIL has changed the equation for a lot of these kids. He was probably looking at the second round. He might get $2M in NIL.

There’s 0 chance he’s getting $2m. Probably half that

[CptCrunch]

Horrible small brained choice.

Hide out in college to be the man, probably earn about the same as NBA 2nd round is NOT a good choice for players with NBA prospects. Tahaad has clear NBA talent. Reduces his NBA long term potential by some double digit % by going back to school.

He doesn't even come out ahead even if he get lotto 14th next year. There is an opportunity cost lost at the tail end of his NBA career.

[Upperclass]

^ well said. I actually think someone gets in his ear and he ends up declaring. A common thought process is the NBA doesn't have a spot for small guards anymore which is somewhat true, but I think small guards who can affect the game at multiple levels are fewer and far between these days. Pettiford has everything a bench scoring guard needs and can also grow into a starter in certain lineups.

[The-Power]

Horrible small brained choice.

Hide out in college to be the man, probably earn about the same as NBA 2nd round is NOT a good choice for players with NBA prospects. Tahaad has clear NBA talent. Reduces his NBA long term potential by some double digit % by going back to school.

He doesn't even come out ahead even if he get lotto 14th next year. There is an opportunity cost lost at the tail end of his NBA career.

That is only if one assumes that all else is equal. But it isn't. If he enters the NBA an improved player and only that allows him to be in the rotation as a Rookie, he may very well have increased his earnings potential. Because most NBA teams are not exactly patient with non-lottery picks. It's a gamble but that gamble can go either way, and it's not possible to blanketly assert that this was definitely a mistake. And this is without having all the access to information he does in terms of his current draft stock.

I'm usually in the camp that if you're a clear FRP, you should declare. But it's not as straightforward if you're at risk of being a SRP, and NIL money has also changed the equation to some extent.

[EvanZ]

Horrible small brained choice.

Hide out in college to be the man, probably earn about the same as NBA 2nd round is NOT a good choice for players with NBA prospects. Tahaad has clear NBA talent. Reduces his NBA long term potential by some double digit % by going back to school.

He doesn't even come out ahead even if he get lotto 14th next year. There is an opportunity cost lost at the tail end of his NBA career.

Where was he being mocked? Did Givony have him in the first round? Genuinely asking here because my perception is that he wasn’t getting much draft hype this year.

[CptCrunch]

Horrible small brained choice.

Hide out in college to be the man, probably earn about the same as NBA 2nd round is NOT a good choice for players with NBA prospects. Tahaad has clear NBA talent. Reduces his NBA long term potential by some double digit % by going back to school.

He doesn't even come out ahead even if he get lotto 14th next year. There is an opportunity cost lost at the tail end of his NBA career.

Where was he being mocked? Did Givony have him in the first round? Genuinely asking here because my perception is that he wasn’t getting much draft hype this year.

https://nbadraft.theringer.com/

#29 Ringer.

He has a lot of productivity for a freshman on a top ~5 team. He is getting drafted this year in top 40 easily.

[Upperclass]

Looks like he just declared

[EvanZ]

Except he is 5'10". Listed as that on ESPN with Auburn reddit posters claiming that he is shorter than 5'10" poster in person. Auburn clearly juiced his numbers.

Tahaad is just too small. For every inch below 6'1" or so, you gotta be 25% better multiplicatively.

I'll be shocked if he's that small. That is not what 5'10" looks like to me.

...And not shocking, he's 6-foot barefoot. I'm honestly surprised some people are even watching the games. What are you looking at?

Not nearly as small as some of you thought. The height is not as much of a problem as the weight imo.

[EMG518]

Except he is 5'10". Listed as that on ESPN with Auburn reddit posters claiming that he is shorter than 5'10" poster in person. Auburn clearly juiced his numbers.

Tahaad is just too small. For every inch below 6'1" or so, you gotta be 25% better multiplicatively.

I'll be shocked if he's that small. That is not what 5'10" looks like to me.

...And not shocking, he's 6-foot barefoot. I'm honestly surprised some people are even watching the games. What are you looking at?

Not nearly as small as some of you thought. The height is not as much of a problem as the weight imo.

How you show up less than 170lbs is beyond me

[JMAC3]

Shariffe Cooper vibes

[CptCrunch]

Except he is 5'10". Listed as that on ESPN with Auburn reddit posters claiming that he is shorter than 5'10" poster in person. Auburn clearly juiced his numbers.

Tahaad is just too small. For every inch below 6'1" or so, you gotta be 25% better multiplicatively.

I'll be shocked if he's that small. That is not what 5'10" looks like to me.

...And not shocking, he's 6-foot barefoot. I'm honestly surprised some people are even watching the games. What are you looking at?

Not nearly as small as some of you thought. The height is not as much of a problem as the weight imo.

Well I am wrong. He went from disqualifying small to just NBA small.

[EvanZ]

so good though

[BlazersBroncos]

Brandon Jennings with a much more restrained shot selection?

[TB]

To me he’s capable of showing scoring bursts like a poor mans Jennings or Lou Will (as we saw today in the combine scrimmage)… but also can follow a gameplan and be a bit more composed like a Conley or Garland. He also can get feisty on defense like Schroder at times.

I know he’s a lightweight and thats going to make finishing and finding open players from the interior difficult, as well as some tough defensive matchups… but i think he can put on enough weight to be essentially the same size as Conley or Schroder.

I think he can be an NBA starter, but also noting that I learned my lesson a bit after having Kennedy Chandler ranked higher than I should. That being said I think Pettiford is a much better prospect than Chandler was (or Cooper who also compares size wise, but Coopers shot and effort/mindset left alot to be desired).

Would love for the Warriors to get in range to draft him.

[EvanZ]

Shroder is probably a fair comp/outlook.

[azcatz11]

so good though

Why because he hit wide open 3s?

[CP War Hawks]

Shariffe Cooper vibes

Yea, except he's bigger, better shooter, more explosive, better finisher.

[CptCrunch]

This guy just remind me of Aaron Brooks for some reason, probably with that floater they both like.

Small guard gonna peak at 20/5 in the best case without being able to play defense. Not gonna be that high impact of a player as I don't rate him as some cerebral passer.

As a high end outcome, he will be a low tier starter point guard, think 20th best point guard considering the defensive side of ball.

Realistically, he is probably closer to a 6th man bench point guard in a above median development case.

Teams rather sign a vet to play the point as opposed to hand reigns to a mediocre rookie PG prospect. There are not enough minutes for Pettiford to fail here in the league.

Come to think of it, which team in the league like to run undersized midget guards from their bench scorer position? Say aye if your team does.

If Pettiford was 4 inches taller and 40 lbs heavier. He would be a top 5 pick. Sad reality of life.

[EvanZ]

so good though

Why because he hit wide open 3s?

Yeah, that's literally the only reason I think that.