2026 NBA draft thread

[Smitty]

I'm just curious, has there even been an NBA star that struggled as much as Ament did in college?  One that shot anywhere near 53% TS with as many turnovers as assists?  I realize its only one season, but its a huge red flag for me.

I think it was you that emphasized how much one college season is such a small sample size. Apologies if I'm wrong there... But we're talking about a ~30 game snapshot of who these guys are. That's not even half of an NBA season. Sure, it's mostly all we have to go on, but that's why it's easy for fans to have such bold and definite opinions. We don't have to be right. We're not making the decision. So much goes into scouting. College performance is only a fraction of it. 

Speaking of small sample sizes, here's why upside is talked about so much with Ament:

First 15 Games: - 14.7 PTS, 6.5 REB, 2.6 AST - 40.0 FG%, 27.3 3P%, 77.8 FT% 
Next 12 Games: - 22.8 PTS, 6.9 REB, 2.5 AST - 46.8 FG%, 44.4 3P%, 83.3 FT%

I'm sure you can do this type of thing with any player, but it just highlights the fact that he's a high ceiling low floor guy is all.