Originally Posted by UDTradition
I'm rooting that Kostas will strike it big, but has there ever been an example of a 20 year old who only played a handful of games at a D-1 skill level then go on to become an NBA solid contributor?
Wouldn't someone with an NBA future by now show some signs of serious dominance? Will Kostas ever achieve an NBA body? He spent 2 years at UD's conditioning program and still weighs well under 200 pounds.
I wish him the best but am not as optimistic as others might be.
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Yes. There's been kids who bypassed college altogether prior to the current rule who were solid contributors. Kyrie Irving only played around 8 games as an 18 year old.
If you go back at look at Giannis as an 18-19 year old he looked identical to Kostas in body. Even dribbled up to his waste and got balls stolen. Where it matters right now for Kostas is what he's going to do going forward with his body, skill-set, commitment. That may be very hard for him with him possibly able to ride the coat-tails of his brother's 100 mm contract.
Teams will work 24/7 with this kid....Get him on a real high-protein diet and carb him up...
