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Best Game..Biggest Stage..Delaware Player

Kid earned himself a nice payday down the road with that performance last night. He's got a really tough decision to make in the next few weeks.
 
Where would he go in the draft? I don't think he would be a lottery pick. If he were 6'8" then he would be.
Love the kid...but may be he would be better served coming back for I more year.
 
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I think he stays at Nova for another year. With Bridges and Brunson most likely gone he will be the focal point of the offense. Think it raises his stock for the NBA draft too. Plus Nova has a chance again. Will be preseason top 5. He played his role this year and only took over when the other players struggled. During the game last night he looked just like he did in high school. Doing anything he wanted too.

As a team Nova was so fun to watch this year. I saw a few live and most on TV. Played as a team. No one on one crap. Just look for the open man. No one afraid to shot. No one afraid to play. Tough switching D. Who cares who scores as long as they win! Any kids out there if you want to see how it is done watch Nova play.
 
I think he stays at Nova for another year. With Bridges and Brunson most likely gone he will be the focal point of the offense. Think it raises his stock for the NBA draft too.
Staying could cost him financially. Playing devils advocate here. All the NBA scouts watched that game last night and saw Donte, possibly at his best. What if he comes back next year, and defenses start to key on him, and he gets exposed. Or, god forbid, he gets hurt. Because of that game last night, he may be at his marketable peak, right now. TAKE THE MONEY DONTE!!
 
Has there ever been a better game played by a Delaware HS player? National Championship MOP.

Short Answer is NO, Big Ups to Donte and his family. Always good to see Delaware players on the National stage and last night was the biggest stage you could be on and on top of that you have all of the national media talking about you the next day. Congrats,
 
Staying could cost him financially. Playing devils advocate here. All the NBA scouts watched that game last night and saw Donte, possibly at his best. What if he comes back next year, and defenses start to key on him, and he gets exposed. Or, god forbid, he gets hurt. Because of that game last night, he may be at his marketable peak, right now. TAKE THE MONEY DONTE!!
A few NBA execs said he should stay one more year. He will be the guy for Nova next year and that will really help him. Wouldn't be surprised to see him go to the combine but I'm pretty confident he stays.
 
Only complaint I have is he kept me up way past my bed time and I'M freeking tired and still have two more hours at work... Dang it Donte :mad:
 
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Staying could cost him financially. Playing devils advocate here. All the NBA scouts watched that game last night and saw Donte, possibly at his best. What if he comes back next year, and defenses start to key on him, and he gets exposed. Or, god forbid, he gets hurt. Because of that game last night, he may be at his marketable peak, right now. TAKE THE MONEY DONTE!!
That’s always a chance you take sticking around when your stock is up...just ask Grayson Allen. If Donte continues to produce at a high level the next year or 2 when teams are directly keying on him his stock will rise even higher. It just works both ways depending on the player. I’m pretty sure Ben Bentil (St. Andrews) entered the draft out of Providence a couple of years ago after his sophomore year leading the Big East in scoring, was drafted late 2nd Round & I’m not sure if he has seen the floor in an actual NBA game...although I’m he is probably making decent money overseas do you think he sometimes second-guesses that decision to leave when he did? If you stay you still have a chance to develop more but if you hire that agent & leave there is no turning back to get those 2 years if you don’t get the looks that you expected. I think every kid’s personal situation can effect their decision as well.
 
Staying could cost him financially. Playing devils advocate here. All the NBA scouts watched that game last night and saw Donte, possibly at his best. What if he comes back next year, and defenses start to key on him, and he gets exposed. Or, god forbid, he gets hurt. Because of that game last night, he may be at his marketable peak, right now. TAKE THE MONEY DONTE!!
I also believe you have to strike while the iron is hot. He will not be in a better position than he is now to take advantage of the way he played lasts night. That is the last thing the NBA execs have seen and that performance will be hard to top if he stays around. Go now and pursue your life long dream of being the league. He is probably a late 1st round or early 2nd round pick after that performance.
 
Ben Bentil plays for the NBA G League team the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.. They play tonight at 7 on ESPNU for a spot in the finals
 
Ben Bentil plays for the NBA G League team the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.. They play tonight at 7 on ESPNU for a spot in the finals
Has he played for them this G-League season? I remember hearing about him playing there last season but was told he was currently overseas.
 
Still has a player profile but after further review he is not playing with them this season. He is playing for RETAbet Bilbao in the Spanish League. He has gotten in 5 of 25 games
 
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