Zach Edey To Leave Purdue After This Season

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:24 pm

Purdue star center Zach Edey will not return to school after this season. Edey is already a senior, but like all players in his situation, he was granted an additional year of eligibility due to the COVID-impacted season in 2020-21.

However, Purdue coach Matt Painter said his star big man will not return to campus next season. That means Edey will enter the 2024 NBA Draft, where he's consistently being mocked as a mid-first-round pick.

Edey was named the National Player of the Year last season and he's on target to repeat that honor this season. The 7-foot-4 center is averaging 23.7 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game this season.

Via Jon Rothstein/CBS Sports

elmdawgg69 · Post #2 » by **elmdawgg69** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:37 pm

He’ll be the Mason Plumlee of the draft. He’s guaranteed to be a 10-12 year backup center with occasional starter minutes, but teams will still pass on him in the first round. He ends up being taken early in the second. Whoever gets him will get a steal.

TimeisIllmatic · Post #3 » by **TimeisIllmatic** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:28 pm

elmdawgg69 wrote:He’ll be the Mason Plumlee of the draft. He’s guaranteed to be a 10-12 year backup center with occasional starter minutes, but teams will still pass on him in the first round. He ends up being taken early in the second. Whoever gets him will get a steal.

If that's his comp you take that any day. Lakers need a backup big but I'd be surprised if they take him or even be able to.

His age will also work against him since he will be 22 by the time the draft comes and teams always tend to shy away from older players in the draft.

deeps6x · Post #4 » by **deeps6x** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:36 pm

He'll probably be a Raptor this summer.

Liver_Pooty · Post #5 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:14 am

elmdawgg69 wrote:He’ll be the Mason Plumlee of the draft. He’s guaranteed to be a 10-12 year backup center with occasional starter minutes, but teams will still pass on him in the first round. He ends up being taken early in the second. Whoever gets him will get a steal.

That's a horrific comp.

cmasten1 · Post #6 » by **cmasten1** » Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:21 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:
elmdawgg69 wrote:He’ll be the Mason Plumlee of the draft. He’s guaranteed to be a 10-12 year backup center with occasional starter minutes, but teams will still pass on him in the first round. He ends up being taken early in the second. Whoever gets him will get a steal.

That's a horrific comp.

Agreed. Def more Boban.