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?
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Freshman 1-and-dones who came off the bench at UK and Duke have done well but they aren't in the same category as our beloved Kostas so I'll twist your question around and answer it this way:
Plenty of 20+ year olds who played a boatload of games at the D1 skill level and scored well over 1000 pts have flopped in the NBA. Tyler Hansbrough was the ACC's leading scorer and couldn't hold a job outside of his original contract...he's one obvious example. There are plenty of others. Just check the G-League rosters for more examples of studs who can't make it big.
