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I dont think he will. But again, kbp, please post some sources when informing us file.
USA #1 prospect Jeremy Tyler is in negotiation with Greek club Maroussi Athens. This is the club that Spanoulis used to play with. It is the 3rd most important club in Greece in this decade and the owner is a billionaire.
Maroussi if they can beat Aris (third most important club in history of Greece) in the Greek playoffs will make the Euroleague next year. Wolves NBA draft pick Mavrokefalidis is in Maroussi at PF/C and he will be with Olympiacos next year. So if Maroussi makes the Euroleague then Tyler would have a chance to make their club as the backup forward/center behind Mavroeidis and Glyniadakis.
Owner of the club is very rich and can pay whatever Tyler asks.
Tyler and his manager state they want to play in Greek League because it is the best in Europe.
I dont think he will. But again, kbp, please post some sources when informing us file.
Jeremy Tyler is talking to Maroussi because he can't play in the NBA yet...he can't even play in college yet. He's a Junior in High School. The only place he can play professional ball at the age of 17 is in Europe. He's dropping out of HS to get more seasoned in Europe so when it's time to play in the NBA he will be more developed...this is old news. And he can't be the #1 prospect because he's not even available to be signed to a University..The #1 prospect going into college this year is John Wall from the Raleigh, North Carolina Word Of God Christian Academy. He's predicted to be a one and done student wherever he goes and then go into the draft in 2010..and will probably be the #1 pick.
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=1642
The number one NBA prospect is Blake Griffin, hands down...but that wouldn't matter..Tyler's not even available to play for a year or two.
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I think he should pick a club that he can be the first 2nd tier back up or even start. he needs minutes to develop, sitting on the bench wont do him any good imo.
Agreed. Tyler is a good player with a man's body already. But if the reason he's dropping out of HS is to develop, he might as well find the right team where he'll get some playing time, instead of going to one of the best teams. His ultimate goal is to win a le in the NBA..not Europe.
well winning a le in europe wouldnt hurt.
In Maroussi even if Mavro leaves the team Tyler would still be #3 big man on team.
Maroussi is not good enough to win Greek championship or Greek cup. If they make Euroleague next year they cannot win it. if they do not make Euroleague and play in 2nd level Eurocup then they do have a chance to win that.
Of course even though this is like win a D league championship it seem NBA is to dumb to know this. They bragged endlessly about how Rudy and Rubio won the second division championship which is like brag about win the d league le.
True...but if he goes to a championship caliber team in Europe, he won't get hardly any playing time. Those teams already have their lineups set, and are just looking for bench players who will get little time. He should go to a team that is the equivalent of the Sacramento Kings or the Washington Wizards..that way they'll give him enough playing time. Maybe use him as a marketing tool.
He is #1 prospect for 2010 NBA draft. As soon as he signs with Euro club he will be automatically eligible for 2010 draft and experts agree he would be above Wall.
I am not sure Maroussi is good club for him. Even if Mavrokefalidis leaves to Olympiacos there would still be Glyniadakis and Mavroeidis at center and Kaimakoglou at PF. I guess maybe with Mavrokefalidis gone Kaimakoglou can start at PF and Tyler can back him up.
So it depend on Mavro leaving then maybe he could get like 15 minutes per game next year in Maroussi. So if this is true and they do make Euroleague I guess it would be good fit for him. I am not sure though because Maroussi is a club with big goals and I am not sure they want an 18 years kid as their backup PF for the club's first ever time to make it into Euroleague.
It all depends on what position the top team needs the most. If they need a big, Tyler will go. If they need a guard, it will most certainly be Wall. Tyler needs to get playing time to satisfy what he wants...which is to get ready for the NBA. As soon as he's available to play in the NBA, he'll be there...
Well one thing is for sure Maroussi has a very good and very experienced coach that could help him a lot. he has really help Mavrokefalidis who is also a big man and the Wolves draft pick a lot this year.
er no. he is only eligible for 2011 draft since he is still a junior in high school
Nope. As soon as he sign with a Euro club he is automatic eligible for 2010 draft because he will no longer be consider American player under draft rules but instead international player. That is how the rules work. If Rubio was American he could not enter this draft.
Brandon Jennings II. Hope he's tougher than Jennings cause he was a cry baby over there.
not really man , nba draft eligibility has 2 part, sign with a club is one rule, the other is age rule(has to be 1 year removed from high school).
brandon jennings isnt really that special, he is a point guard, there are TONs of point guards in europe. There are not many 6'11 athletic powerfowards.
No. That is not right. If you play with a pro club outside US the rule is must be in 19 years during the year of the draft. As soon as he sign with Europe club he will automatic be available for 2010 draft. Just like if Rubio was in US he could not even be in this draft he would have to wait for next year.
Does anyone have a link to the actual rule?
There are many 6-11 athletic power forwards in Europe.
I am right this has already been discussed as one of main reasons he wants to join Maroussi. If he stay in US he must wait 2 years for draft but if he join Maroussi just one year. Remember Jennings is a year older than Rubio.
How do we know you are right? Just because you say so? If you are right then you should have no problem backing up what you say with proof?
(i) The player (A) is or will be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year in which the Draft is held, and (B) with respect to a player who is not an international player (defined below), at least one (1) NBA Season has elapsed since the player’s graduation from high school (or, if the player did not graduate from high school, since the graduation of the class with which the player would have graduated had he graduated from high school); and
(ii)(A) The player has graduated from a four-year college or university in the United States (or is to graduate in the calendar year in which the Draft is held) and has no remaining intercollegiate basketball eligibility; or
(B) The player is attending or previously attended a four-year college or university in the United States, his original class in such college or university has graduated (or is to graduate in the calendar year in which the Draft is held), and he has no remaining intercollegiate basketball eligibility; or
(C) The player has graduated from high school in the United States, did not enroll in a four-year college or university in the United States, and four calendar years have elapsed since such player’s high school graduation; or
(D) The player did not graduate from high school in the United States, and four calendar years have elapsed since the graduation of the class with which the player would have graduated had he graduated from high school; or
(E) The player has signed a player contract with a “professional basketball team not in the NBA” (defined below) that is located anywhere in the world, and has rendered services under such contract prior to the Draft; or
(F) The player has expressed his desire to be selected in the Draft in a writing received by the NBA at least sixty (60) days prior to such Draft (an “Early Entry” player); or
(G) If the player is an “international player” (defined below), and notwithstanding anything contained in subsections (A) through (F) above:(1) The player is or will be twenty-two (22) years of age during the calendar year of the Draft; or
(2) The player has signed a player contract with a “professional basketball team not in the NBA” (defined below) that is located in the United States, and has rendered services under such contract prior to the Draft; or
(3) The player has expressed his desire to be selected in the Draft in a writing received by the NBA at least sixty (60) days prior to such Draft (an “Early Entry” player).
http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php#section1
Thanks!
To qualify as an international player he has to have lived/played overseas for 3 years.
http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php#section1(c) For purposes of this Article X, an “international player” is a player: (i) who has maintained a permanent residence outside of the United States for at least the three (3) years prior to the Draft, while participating in the game of basketball as an amateur or as a professional outside of the United States; (ii) who has never previously enrolled in a college or university in the United States; and (iii) who did not complete high school in the United States.
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