The past and present doesn't decide the future

Hey, listen up you youngsters (that's a guarantee the rest of this will not be read by the under 18 demographic).

Look at the first 10 talents selected in the NBA draft.

Do you notice anything?

If you're blanking, who heard of #2 pick Victor Oladipo when he landed at Indiana out of high school? Rivals ranked him #144 in his class.

#3 selection Otto Porter could have mistakenly been called Porter Otto when he cast his lot with Georgetown and most Hoya fans wouldn't have noticed the error.

#10 C.J. McCollum certainly wasn't being thought of as any sort of a bluechipper when he chose Lehigh over Boise State and other mid majors.

It's all up to you.

Here's a related Dave Telep tweet: "NBA draft was a referendum on player makeup. Potential is great the ability to maximize and think just as important"

Andrew Sharp offers a compelling read about last night.