Kansas Basketball: Draft Day scenarios for former Jayhawks
By Chris Taylor
There is a chance, a slim chance that no Jayhawks get drafted
It is a possibility. With the way trades now just roll off the proverbial tongue now days, anything can happen. All it takes to ruin a man’s career is to have a team serious about possibly drafting you making a sudden trade.
Certain draft picks that were assumed to be off the board could find themselves slipping to the team looking to draft them instead. If these things happen, players sometimes, suddenly, find themselves taking the hard road to the next level.
In the 2016 draft, many Kansas fans were surprised to see the likes of Perry Ellis and Wayne Seldon never get called on. Ellis was one of the best college basketball players for a couple of years. Seldon left school a year early to never hear his name either.
The other side of the coin when it comes to inconsistent draft boards isn’t a fairytale. It could mean that instead of each of these guys being drafted, none of these guys get drafted.
It could hint to an uncertain point of view toward these four players. Non-existence in draft boards isn’t good fuel for the fire. If a team is unsure come their time to make a pick, they may go for a safer pick rather than a kid they just aren’t sure about.