Yuri is entering the draft

[bauman]

3 minutes ago, David King said:

Yeah, Tennessee is still looking for somebody to back up Zakai Zeigler.

He's not going to get much in the way of NIL $$$ if they are looking at him as a back-up.

[The Valley Sucks]

1 hour ago, bauman said:

Yuri's main problem isn't going to go away.  He needs to grow 3-4 inches unless he becomes much quicker and a much, much better shooter.   If none of these happen he is never going to play in the NBA.

I hope he gets a nice NIL gig at a P5 school which needs a one year fix at PG.

 

44 minutes ago, David King said:

Yeah, Tennessee is still looking for somebody to back up Zakai Zeigler.

Didn't he hire an agent and cant return?

[Schasz]

2 hours ago, David King said:

Yeah, Tennessee is still looking for somebody to back up Zakai Zeigler.

Don't see that happening after adding 3 transfers from the portal Tennessee does not have room on the roster. Plus B.J Edwards a 4 star who did not get many minutes as a Frosh could give them minutes until ZZ is completely healed. Would not be surprised to see Zakai even play at beginning of next season.

[David King]

3 hours ago, Schasz said:

Don't see that happening after adding 3 transfers from the portal Tennessee does not have room on the roster. Plus B.J Edwards a 4 star who did not get many minutes as a Frosh could give them minutes until ZZ is completely healed. Would not be surprised to see Zakai even play at beginning of next season.

Yeah, I was being facetious. If Yuri had of transferred to TN last season, he would have been a sub. 

[Schasz]

Just saw B.J. Edwards entered portal with a NIL of $30K. He graduated from Knoxville Catholic. If SLU needs a guard he's available. Did not receive much PT on a veteran team last season.

[Soderball]

I watched some NBA ball last night. Impossible to play that game if someone can't shoot. Jimerson is a better NBA prospect.

[WestPineJunior]

Some late spring content https://www.si.com/nba/draft/prospect-profiles/nba-draft-scouting-report-saint-louis-yuri-collins

[kmbilliken]

Based on that evaluation, I would think every D1 program would want him. If he doesn’t go pro, he should get the most NIL he can. This is now his job and he should maximize his income. He gave us 4 years. Wish him well and move on.

[Lord Elrond]

Ok, if he’s projected as a second round pick, why would he go back to college?  I would assume he’s only interested in college if he can’t go pro

[cheeseman]

2 hours ago, Lord Elrond said:

Ok, if he’s projected as a second round pick, why would he go back to college?  I would assume he’s only interested in college if he can’t go pro

It said potential second round that is not really a projection of being selected in the second round.  My guess is that there are probably many more players who get this label then there are second round selections

[wgstl]

6 minutes ago, cheeseman said:

It said potential second round that is not really a projection of being selected in the second round.  My guess is that there are probably many more players who get this label then there are second round selections

yes

[thetorch]

I cannot find a draft projection where Yuri is rated in the top 100 draft eligible players.

[Taj79]

The reference I believe is in the WestPineJunior linked line a few posts above.