SI: Semi's long, crooked journey is finally paying off

[Pony ^]

No way he is coming back next year. He is rapidly playing himself into a top ten draft pick.

top 10 pick...according to who?

He will be back

[PonyBait]

No way he is coming back next year. He is rapidly playing himself into a top ten draft pick.

Are you a psycho?!?

[Harry0569]

No way he is coming back next year. He is rapidly playing himself into a top ten draft pick.

Not to pile on, but that is wildly inaccurate.

On both Draft Express and NBADraft.net, the two best draft sites, he's a second rounder. Unfortunately, he's already 22 and teams rarely select guys in the lottery that are that old.

[PonyLawExpress]

Yeah... no chance Semi is in the lottery this year. This draft is SUPER deep. It's debatable if he could even work into the back of the first round this year. He is older, a tweener without a true position. Perfect in college, but not as perfect in NBA. If he had a huge Combine (measured taller than expected like 6'8+(Looks about 6'7 as listed), worked out great) and we had a big tourney run might sneak into back of the 1st.

If he wants to be a first rounder likely needs to pull a Buddy Hield and come back and be NPOY or 1st team All-American. If he decides he wants to get paid this year he would probably be in the 2nd rounder. Whatever he does I wish him the best he is a great college player and a great kid, but not a top 10 guy.

[gostangs]

He is not even a top 30. He is awesome - but you need to understand who fills those spots - and it is a player that can play right away in the NBA and also physically is typical for their position - which Semi is not.

[friarwolf]

One more year here and then go be Jae Crowder version 2.0 for the mavs......