Death of college Basketball ?

[zephyr]

There's that rumor, and then there's an actual interview with his stepfather saying he's not going back to Duke. I'm sure that rumors are more valid than actual people in close proximity to him saying the exact opposite.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/sports....151033889.html

Umm, wasn't validating any rumor. Was noting that he could could, in fact, go back to college even though he declared for the draft but don't let those facts get in the way either. Carry on.

[zephyr]

All of the speculation about Zion not playing for the Pelicans came from the national media. Not one word in this regard came from his camp or locally media. National media made this all up simply based upon his facial expression at the lottery.

They made it up based on the fact that he could go back if he chose to Mike. That and he was clearly not happy that NOLA won the draft lottery.

[sportsfanatic21]

Awesome. Let's volunteer for the death penalty. Great job.

Pretty sure he meant "here" as in the United States.

[ManAboutTown]

Pretty sure he meant "here" as in the United States.

Yea.. Let's go with that.

[ZoomZoom]

One word: Sensationalism

Well, it comes down to the Knicks PR machine counting chickens before they hatched, along with any narrative the main stream sports media wanted just to make money off the situation.

[cajun_lannister]

The ballyhooed “Double Draft” should arrive in 2022 because of a confluence of high-end players from two talented high school classes. That’s expected to be the first season when the NBA rule change goes into effect that will pare down the NBA age minimum from 19 to 18. That means all of the country’s best one-and-done players from 2021 and prep-to-pro prospects from 2022 will combine for a blockbuster draft that, in theory, will have double the high-end talent.

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-the-202...022747270.html