![]() 45 overall in her most recent mock draft from earlier this month. Yahoo Sports’ Krysten Peek slotted Bates at No. ![]() Now he is projected by most NBA draft analysts as a likely second-round pick. Emoni Bates drew comparisons to LeBron, KDīates once drew comparisons to LeBron James and Kevin Durant and graced the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high school sophomore, the same year he won the national Gatorade Player of the Year.īack then, he was viewed as a potential No. Bates led the Eagles in both scoring and rebounding while shooting 40.5% the field and 33% from 3-point range. What He does do well, create space for himself and get off difficult shots in the mid-range and an isolation, is perfectly fine but players like that need to either be generational superstars to warrant, giving them high usage touches, or have a lot of other tricks in their bag such as being high level defenders, being able to score off ball, or being good ball movers.Bates, 19, averaged 19.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game this season at EMU on a team that went 8-23 overall and 5-13 in MAC play. It’s not a coincidence.īecause he doesn't project as someone with any play making ability, doesn't appear to have a jump shot good enough to project as a pure knock down, doesn't have enough athleticism and explosiveness to consistently get to the rim, and has showed across 2 years that he doesn't have a great natural feel as an offensive player One of the last top HS recruits to go undrafted was Cliff Alexander - who also struggled and had massive character issues.Īlso notice how all of the guys mentioned above haven’t panned out. If he didn’t have character issues, he would actually be a late first round pick. That’s why Dereck Lively, GG Jackson, and Nick Smith Jr are both considered first round picks, despite their struggles.īates is unique mainly because he has massive character issues. Players like Max Christie and Caleb Houstan, a much lower ranked recruit who struggled, went early second. ![]() Even last year, PBJ and Peyton Watson went in the first, and both were lower ranked recruits. Harry Giles and Skal Labassiere both went in the first (and both were terrible in college - worse than Bates). It’s actually quite rare for someone like Bates to be mocked late second.Ĭam Reddish went in the lottery (wasn’t terrible in college though). Every single kid is the next Magic Johnson" I once heard a pro scout say something along the lines of, " the problem with high school kids, is you can't trust a thing any coach, aau guy, prep ranker says. Lastly: one of the reasons, among many that pro scouts were so against the prep to pro era, was the dishonesty in the ranking systems. These camps, AAU, and ranking systems, are wildly corrupt, and full of quid pro quo, old favors, chronieism, settling old scores, favors for jobs in the future, money exchanges, sneaker contract signings in the future etc.ĭon't believe rankings bro.There were people saying that about bates from the very beginning. Both shot up the rankings due to good showing at a camp for a couple days, while at home, they weren't considered anywhere near elite players. Both McD's all Americans, and if you asked people in Detroit at the time, off the record. In Michigan alone, I can think of two off the top of my head. ![]() A really good game, series of games, or just a really great moment can catapult players up rankings. They will say, "hey, I have this kid, he's amazing, etc." these kids aren't always amazing, or may be put in a setting that makes them look much better than they are. These people are often connected to grass roots, camps, etc. ![]() Lobbying: young players often have a person or group of people lobbying in their favor.So I'm going to give you a little insight as to how rankings in prep basketball work: ![]()
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