And new teammate Gabe Pruitt, too. According to The Boston Herald, both rookies were told by their respective agents that they'd be going to the Pistons in the first round:
"My agent told me I was going there, and when the pick came and I didn't get selected, I was surprised," Pruitt said.I guess you'd have to call these soft guarantees; as Davis puts it, "they really wanted me and they didn't pick me." But it does make you wonder about the role agents play in getting players' draft night expectations up. We've always heard about the nefarious crew members who make underclassmen overestimate their worth. Once there's an agent involved, there's no turning back from the pro path. That doesn't mean, though, that they also aren't telling prospects what they want to hear.
Added Davis: "That's the team I thought I was going to. Yeah, they told me some things, but I guess they did what they had to."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-09-2007 @ 5:17PM
D. Green said...
Welcome to the real world.
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7-10-2007 @ 10:23PM
Brendan B said...
Along with agents, you also have to wonder the role that mock drafts play in getting a players expectations up. I would guess that a player would say that they dont pay attention to the media/experts but they are human, they must read them at some point - right? Check this website out in regards to the NBA draft expectations.
http://www.newsfromnosebleeds.blogspots.com
There is an article at the top about this very issue featuring Josh McRoberts. Pruit was selected in more Mock Drafts than Big Baby. Scroll down to view the Analyze the Analyst:Mock Draft Boards (10 mock drafts published before the draft) as well as down further for Analyze the Analyst:Mock Draft Power Rankings
This is an awesome site, and right on topic for this posting.
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7-09-2007 @ 9:40PM
palexes said...
That's a shame! But now you can make Danny Ainge look like a genius..instead of the idiot we all know him to be.
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7-11-2007 @ 7:02PM
Jack said...
Is that a Jackson Browne reference in the title? Well played Shoals, well played. Big Baby=True Love.
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