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Agree...he is definitely not ready for the NBA.

Yet every year the NBA drafts a couple dozen players who aren't ready for the NBA and pays them millions until they are ready. Ingram may or may not enter the draft but if he's drafted it will be on potential, without regard to whether he's ready. Of the 42 players drafted 19th-60th last year only five are averaging more than 20 minute/game, and none (zero) are averaging more than ten points/game.

Yeah, case in point, just last year with ZW.  Don't remember many thinking he was ready.

I definitely thought he was ready if he was drafted by the right team. And, sure enuf, he's been almost great for Memphis, especially when Brooks was out. I mostly blame Haase for the problems last year, though clearly covid had a crummy effect.

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Agree...he is definitely not ready for the NBA.

Yet every year the NBA drafts a couple dozen players who aren't ready for the NBA and pays them millions until they are ready. Ingram may or may not enter the draft but if he's drafted it will be on potential, without regard to whether he's ready. Of the 42 players drafted 19th-60th last year only five are averaging more than 20 minute/game, and none (zero) are averaging more than ten points/game.

Yeah, case in point, just last year with ZW.  Don't remember many thinking he was ready.

I definitely thought he was ready if he was drafted by the right team. And, sure enuf, he's been almost great for Memphis, especially when Brooks was out. I mostly blame Haase for the problems last year, though clearly covid had a crummy effect.