Sounds like CJ is history
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A poster on brandx who says they knows the dad of one of the player’s said CJ has said goodbyes to the team. Poster has been correct on everything I remember them posting. For example he/she said Jakimovski was coming early spring if not earlier.
Definitely wish him well.
Definitely wish him well.
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Not surprising. Don't know if he gets drafted or not. Either way there are a lot of different options out there these days. Additionally we don't even know if there's going to be college basketball this fall/winter. Hope he's successful whatever comes his way.
Too bad, as I would have loved to see him play one more season. Hopefully, he is making the right decision for his long term career. It is every players dream to play in the NBA, so I understand the decision. CJ will make a living playing basketball (barring injury), whether it is in the NBA or overseas. Good luck to him if this turns out to be true.
Another factor that is playing into this is covid.
With a shortened, delayed, an or no season, that would likely delay CJ's development, and hurt his draft stock if he had stayed.
Now if he were to stay, and if there were to be a full, normal season, his draft stock over the next 1,2 years would likely improve.
But with covid, its just too great a risk to stay, not go pro.
Unfortunately for CJ, more wont return, and will enter the draft for the same reason why its best for CJ not to return.
This means that the draft will maybe have a better, deeper pool of talent, then it would have had, had covid never happened.
If covid had never happened, CJ probably would have been drafted somewhere between near semi top of 2nd round at best, mid 2nd round at average, last pick of 2nd round at bad, to undrafted free agent, guaranteed contract at worst.
But since covid hapoened, CJ will either go last pick of 2md round at best, to undrafted at worst.
So with almost no chance to get drafted, and almost no chance to improve draft stock, if stay, because of covid, the right thing would probably be to stay, get his degree, etc.
If he is like casto, and either might not get degree, or doesnt like academics, etc, then the right thing would be to enter draft. He might fet lucky and get drafted as last pick of 2nd round. And if not get drafted, like he us likely to go undrafted., then like casto he can play overseas.
I think a better route then either staying, or entering draft, is that he can play in the G development league in the NBA as a amateur, maintain his eligibility, then either enter draft, or return to college to play.
But despite the best thing for CJ probably being either G league or staying, CJ has decided to stsy in the draft.
Thats his choice, and wish him luck, well.
With a shortened, delayed, an or no season, that would likely delay CJ's development, and hurt his draft stock if he had stayed.
Now if he were to stay, and if there were to be a full, normal season, his draft stock over the next 1,2 years would likely improve.
But with covid, its just too great a risk to stay, not go pro.
Unfortunately for CJ, more wont return, and will enter the draft for the same reason why its best for CJ not to return.
This means that the draft will maybe have a better, deeper pool of talent, then it would have had, had covid never happened.
If covid had never happened, CJ probably would have been drafted somewhere between near semi top of 2nd round at best, mid 2nd round at average, last pick of 2nd round at bad, to undrafted free agent, guaranteed contract at worst.
But since covid hapoened, CJ will either go last pick of 2md round at best, to undrafted at worst.
So with almost no chance to get drafted, and almost no chance to improve draft stock, if stay, because of covid, the right thing would probably be to stay, get his degree, etc.
If he is like casto, and either might not get degree, or doesnt like academics, etc, then the right thing would be to enter draft. He might fet lucky and get drafted as last pick of 2nd round. And if not get drafted, like he us likely to go undrafted., then like casto he can play overseas.
I think a better route then either staying, or entering draft, is that he can play in the G development league in the NBA as a amateur, maintain his eligibility, then either enter draft, or return to college to play.
But despite the best thing for CJ probably being either G league or staying, CJ has decided to stsy in the draft.
Thats his choice, and wish him luck, well.
The latest interview with Smith suggests there is still a possibility of CJ's return.
Doubt it, not with CJ OFFICIALLY announcing he is gona stay in draft, with the deadline to withdraw hours, days away.
His best 2 options are either to stay get his degree because he is not gona improve his draft stock and not get drafted.
Or to go NBA G league, then either get drafted, or go back to college.
But he has Officially announced his official decision of staying in draft.
His choice to make.
Good luck to him.
Wish him the best.
Noticed that as well but I thought the deadline to pull out was August 3. Agree with Mik. Maybe the interview was done before CJ announced?
Pretty sure that's the case. Towards the beginning of the interview he said it's all about August 1st, or something to that effect.
