Q12543 wrote:Camden wrote:lipoli390 wrote:That's a great list, Cam. Any idea which prospects in this year's draft played another sport through high school?
That's information that I'd love to know. I know Anthony Edwards grew up playing football all the way through middle school. Tyrese Haliburton dabbled with baseball when he was a lot younger. It's that kind of intel that I think NBA teams should include in their draft profiles of these prospects. It's not a major factor, but it's something I'd want to know if I was an executive.
Not sure I'd put much stock on what sports these guys were playing when they were 10 or 11. To me it kind of factors in when they reach high school.
If you are a high level competitor in a couple of sports throughout high school, that says a lot to me about commitment, love for competition, and also the fact that you grew into an elite basketball prospect while not even dedicating yourself to it full time like you will in the NBA, so there may be a lot more upside as compared to the kid at a similar level that has ONLY been playing basketball since 11 or 12.
Kind of where I was going with it.
So Towns played baseball through 6th grade. Is it remotely the same as Danny Ainge making the Toronto Blue Jays major league roster? Is Kobe Bryant playing goalie in soccer through junior high the same as Allen Iverson being highly recruited by Florida State and other top programs for football?