[Desert Nomad]

If the minimum draft age is raised, there will be many more guys who enter the draft than will be drafted.

But, that doesn't mean they are not going to be picked up by teams. They will automatically be free agents and the good ones will be picked up and possibly the marginal guys will be given shots at making teams. Wheras normally teams usually only average 2-3 new guys added each year, this coming year might see 3-4 on each team.

Also, don't the draft picks have a maximum amount they can make acording to where they are drafted? If there are some extremely talented guys that aren't drafted, but show some mega talent at workouts, wouldn't it be possible for them to take the highest bidder and make more money than guys who were drafted? A free agent can be paid any amount I believe.

[pizzoni]

FA and 2nd can get paid all, they want...

So, Ginobilli got more money form SA than Dickau from atlanta I believe.

Pizzoni from Brazil

Brazilian prospects who could get drafted??
Varejão
Splitter
Leandro Barbosa
Rafael Araujo (BYU)

[Desert Nomad]

Will Splitter declare for the draft?

[rainman]

i dont see the draft age being raised any time soon but the threat of it may bring some people out early,in most cases creating more mistakes than normal.

[robyg1974]

Originally posted by <b>rainman</b>!
i dont see the draft age being raised any time soon but the threat of it may bring some people out early,in most cases creating more mistakes than normal.

This is a good point. It really doesn't matter whether or not the draft limit is raised, what MATTERS is that there is a THREAT that it will be raised. And the THREAT of it being raised means that yes, the Tiago Splitters WILL come out this year, whether they're ready or not. There will be fewer NBA-ready lottery picks this year than maybe EVER BEFORE. Next year's Rookie of the Year will probably be somebody who isn't even one of the first ten or so picks, in other words. Dwayne Wade, maybe? This kid is a PLAYER--I really didn't understand how incredibly good he is until yesterday vs. UK (my alma mater)--but he's a 6'4" SG, and fellas, big guys ALWAYS get drafted before 6'4" SGs.