Re: If you were the top recruit, where would you go?
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K always encourages his players to leave when he thinks it's the right thing to do.
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Would you agree that a kid should always leave when he's assured of being picked in the top five? Because K told Luol Deng he was making a huge mistake by leaving in 2004. And, IIRC, he told Elton Brand he wasn't ready in 1999.
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No he didn't, he advised both Brand and Deng to go. He advised Maggette and Will Avery to stay.
K always followed the Dean Smith rule: advise your players to go pro if they'll be in the top 5, to stay otherwise.
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Why the top 5 only?
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Not sure, probably because being a top 5 pick is more of a 'sure thing' ? These days, probably makes more sense to go if you'll be a lottery pick.
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