Gabe Pruitt to Enter Draft

by user The Beast

USC point guard Gabe Pruitt will enter the 2007 NBA Draft, but will not hire an agent. By not hiring an agent, Pruitt still has the oppurtunity to return to USC for his seinor season.

By declaring for the draft, Pruitt will participate in the Orlando Pre-Draft Camp. He will have until June 18th to withdraw his name from the draft. Pruitt will be able to be evaluated and see where he is as a prospect.

I believe that if he is a first round pick than it is likely that he'll go, but if he is a second round pick than look for Gabe to stay.

Right now I am not sure what he'll do. Gabe really did not have a stellar season. In fact, it was probably his worst in three years at USC. While he did have a great Pac 10 and NCAA Tournament performaces, he missed ten games due to academic inelgibility. It took him a while to get back in the flow of things.

What worries me is who will he be listening to when he decides whether to stay in the draft. I hope he listens tp to those who sincerely have his best interests at heart. Too many of these kids hear what they want to hear from someone who is looking out for himself only, and kids make mistakes as a result.

Also published at http://talkinglasports.blogspot.com/2007/04/gabe-pruitt-to-enter-draft.html.