5 Kentucky Players Declare For NBA

[onthewhat]

All 5 could be first round. Maybe 3 or 4 lottery.

[Brock Landers]

NBA is ignorant
none is better than Evan Turner

[jjgold]

lucky if one is real effective in nba

[2daBank]

hopefully they go to teams that can teach them to act and play like winners...since there college coach failed them

[blackNgoldjuice]

Kentucky back to mediocrity next year

[stealthyburrito]

not surprising, the lure of money is too much

some could make more in the long term and benefit from another year in college, though there's always injury risk

[onthewhat]

Corbin you are clueless.

[The Seer]

and they never made the final 4 due to choking

[jjgold]

Seer have you ever heard of coaching????

Any good college coach wins national championship this year with KU

CAL is one of worst

[krk1030]

Such a dumb rule, if the nba teams keep taking them, let them go from high school.

[Tilt360]

How can any team draft Orton he hasn't play much.

[MartinBlank]

And what exactly do they have to show for it?

Nada.

[dwaechte]

They will be great pros.

[AMBlai01]

Orton made a mistake of coming out this year. His stock would have been a lot higher had he stuck around another year

[BestPlay2day]

Not like they were there to get an education, 2 top 5 and 3 lottery picks for sure.

[tltaylor89]

THey will be injuried in a year and on the bench.

[williams22]

Kentucky back to mediocrity next year

I'd say getting knocked out in the Elite Eight was pretty mediocre this year.

[rm18]

I like Wall and Orton as pros I think the other three are overrated.

[d2bets]

Next year's North Carolina?

[seaborneq]

Orton must really need the money. Couldn't start for a good D1 team but can play in the NBA? Who was the last person to do that in any league?

[FrozenMAN]

so a complete NBA team couldn't get the job done EVEN with cheating Cal at the helm this year LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[philswin]

I would take those 5 and start an expansion team could be good in 3 - 4 years.

[TPowell]

Orton must really need the money. Couldn't start for a good D1 team but can play in the NBA? Who was the last person to do that in any league?

Tyrus Thomas and Marvin Williams come to mind......

[FrozenMAN]

Tyrus Thomas and Marvin Williams come to mind......

i believe it was MARVELOUS Marvin Williams lol

yeah tyrus shoulda stayed atleast another year after that amazing march but he was dumb and left. hes' slowly getting better in the nba but if he woulda came out he'd be where he is now and probably even further with that extra year

[teaserpleaser]

Orton must really need the money. Couldn't start for a good D1 team but can play in the NBA? Who was the last person to do that in any league?

matt cassell from usc

[rm18]

Orton must really need the money. Couldn't start for a good D1 team but can play in the NBA? Who was the last person to do that in any league?

Gerald Wallace, also Maggette did it as well.

[gryfyn1]

All 5 could be first round. Maybe 3 or 4 lottery.

Now Calipari will have to find five new kids to pay to play for Kentucky ...

[seaborneq]

Orton played less than and was less effective than anyone you guys have named other than Matt Cassell.

[G's pks]

no biggie...unless your are a Shitucky fan!

[Ralphie1412]

"If you dont think kentucky wins the championship you are nuts"

"I called it, the final four is terrible"

This kid might be the dumbest on here.

[HoulihansTX]

Orton must really need the money. Couldn't start for a good D1 team but can play in the NBA? Who was the last person to do that in any league?

Marvin Williams of UNC, current starter with the Hawks.

[onthewhat]

Oklahoma City has 2 first rounders, they told Orton they will take him if he falls to the 20s

Orton is from Okla City

[talnted]

I agree that its a business, if they feel like they are ready to smart making money, more power to them. As long as they have the right advice, who are we to say what they do with their professional lives.

Im excited to see what some of these kids do in the NBA.

[krk1030]

Now Calipari will have to find five new kids to pay to play for Kentucky ...

He doesnt pay them, he just lets them cheat on their SAT's.

[rm18]

Starting means nothing, Orton is a center and played behind an all american. Hypothetically if John Wall went to Duke he would of come off the bench and still went #1 in the draft.