Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd Braun View Post
Would he have improved his draft status? Doubt it. He would just be coming back... not to mention rehabbing with an NBA team. No brainer to leave when he did. I could argue he left a year too late easier than a year too early.
He even said that it was the unknown of "when" he'd be back that led him to declare for the draft. If he'd known he'd have been ready by Dec, he said he'd have come back, but not knowing made it a better decision to leave when he did. Love the kid and think he probably played it correctly.