I don’t think that’s much of a secret on Moussa. The reality is that he has more to consider with the decision to become a professional basketball player than just his draft standing.
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Is there less of a visa risk for Caleb than Moussa when it comes to NIL? Seems a lot of folks make it sound like financial considerations / a lack of NIL forced Moussa out the door while those weren’t the same for Caleb. Are immigration rules for Canadians different? Or is Caleb better situated financially that (a lack of) NIL maybe wouldn’t matter as much? What’s the deal here?
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I wonder if Moussa ends up in a French league somewhere if the grind and money of the G-League doesn’t seem viable.
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As an international student, Caleb would have the same student visa issues that Moussa would have
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Same visa issues. No idea Caleb’s background and family cash flow, but for Moussa it was reportedly tight and he is the meal ticket.
More to do with family situation and need to make money than NIL legalities.
Some background on Moussa:
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Yeah but that’s part of the point…presumably he could make more in NIL than in the G League if the former were unfettered for a non-US citizen.
Yeah, but relative to Houstan’s decision… the difference isn’t in the law as much as the situations.
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That’s fair but given the pedigree of Moussa and Houstan going in, Michigan was a preseason top 5 team and perceived title contender. The opportunity cost of playing for a championship is that the 5 star freshman may not be as ready or polished as you thought. Either way, they were going to be gone after 1 year. Unless you are suggesting that we do not go after the highest caliber of talent which are 80% one and done, you have to take your chances. Howard (IMO) rightly went for the title chance.
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Good read. Fascinating to see if he’s a late first/early 2nd guy or something else, as he appears to be a pretty polarizing prospect. Even the NBA draft guys like that article are having a hard time making sense of his fit in the league.
Houstan struggles as an athlete, has a great deal of length but doesn’t always use it functionally. He’s a poor finisher at the rim, has slow and heavy feet, doesn’t have any touch in the mid-range and lacks any sort of playmaking for others.
Well other than that, Mrs. Lincoln…
This scouting report basically says “he has a low ceiling, and may not possess a single NBA skill”.
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There must be some MSU Alum with decision making power in an NBA front office
I don’t know that lacks touch in the mid-range is entirely fair
He took a lot of them. Don’t think he made a lot of them
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Yep, and yet he’s still in the draft. I’m sorry but it just doesn’t make sense to me. I’m guessing there are a few others of us who share that view, too. I mean I hope he gets drafted but I really just don’t understand the urgency of the NBA to take him now when, according to almost all accounts, he’s just not ready, and according to the sound of this, may not be, at least for a while
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Thought parts of that were a bit unfair/jump to conclusions. Citing stats from a weekend of EYBL, for example. I’m almost positive there’s a bigger sample out there.
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I think citing EYBL is a bit unfair, but I have been sharing their general conclusion for some time.
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I kind of think it’s more like “ever” to be honest.
Obviously he can improve, but right now he’s an effective catch and shoot spot up shooter, and that’s it. I can’t think of an NBA rotation player who has that offensive profile who is not also a defensive demon.
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