Boo to the NBA
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Congrats to Boo! Thank you for representing NU so well during your time on campus. Best wishes in pursuit of your NBA dreams. You will always be one of my favorite Cats!
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WildcatReport - Boo Buie to enter 2023 NBA Draft
Star point guard Boo Buie has decided to enter the 2023 NBA Draft while still maintaining his college eligibility.
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Rooting for him! If it doesn’t work out, we’d welcome him back with open arms.
Smart move. Will get feedback from NBA staff and scouts that will help him in the league or Europe down the road. But my best guess is that he will be back in Evanston next season.
No offense intended, but Boo ain’t getting drafted in the NBA. Love Boo and love his development this year, but he would get eaten alive in the NBA. His best chance to play pro ball is in Europe.
I think this is it. By going through the process he gets feedback and increases his visibility to foreign leagues.
Furthermore there is a detail that is important in my view here: unlike Nance he's not entering the portal (at least not yet).
Ta'lon cooper of the Gophers also declared to the NBA. And that's laughable in itself. He also entered the portal and is already listed as transferring to South Carolina.
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Yes they will also need a player from the portal as well. Maybe they have some coming in for visits
Even w both Boo and Chase back, we sit at 9 out of 13 schollies. And it’s not like we have a huge class lined up behind this one to account for.
We ran 10 legit schollies this year. Ten. Even w Boo and Chase we need G depth that will get minutes. Big minutes cuz none of these incoming frosh are blue chippers expected to rock the world.
Staff should be able to sell: you either start or finish regardless get 20 mpg.
Let’s exam the way way too early minute thing w Chase and Boo:
Chase 30
Boo 30
BB 25
Mart 20
MN 25
Berry 25
Frosh 1 or transfer 15 or 25
Frosh 2 or transfer 15 or 10
Frosh 3 or transfer 15 or 10
(This scenario accounts for only 12 schollies btw)
And w no Boo and or Chase….
Getting back on topic: I’ve looked for NBA mock drafts with both rounds just to see if Boo is mentioned.
He isn’t in the mock drafts, and based on that and other projections… right now he looks like a long shot to be on an NBA roster next season.
Even Pickett from PSU, an awesome collegiate player, is a borderline 2nd round pick due to his lack of elite athleticism.
So, I’m hopeful he’ll return, bring Chase and others with him, and dominate the B1G next year.
He isn’t in the mock drafts, and based on that and other projections… right now he looks like a long shot to be on an NBA roster next season.
Even Pickett from PSU, an awesome collegiate player, is a borderline 2nd round pick due to his lack of elite athleticism.
So, I’m hopeful he’ll return, bring Chase and others with him, and dominate the B1G next year.
Alright, all off-topic posts have been deleted, including my own. My fault for taking the bait. This will be limited to discussing Boo to the NBA and nothing else.
Sorry Cappy, I was already writing my last post before you posted this. I don't think it was offensive, and I hope you'll leave it up long enough for PWB to consider it.
No worries, and it's not offensive, I just want the back and forth to stop. We had a good run this season on the board, and I don't want it to regress back to where we were previously.
I love Boo and I don't think he has a chance making the NBA in this year's draft. If he can continue elevating his game over the next two years at the same rate he has over the last two years, he's got a decent chance. But compared to NBA level talent, he's too short and too slow to not need to be a deadly long range shooter at the least.
He has the drive and the heart tho, so it isn't beyond reach. I wish him luck.
He has the drive and the heart tho, so it isn't beyond reach. I wish him luck.
