Decision by WVU's Konate Not Yet Made, but NBA Scout Believes Junior Should Return to Morgantown
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on May 22, 2018 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
According to this report from MetroNews, while Sagaba Konate possesses NBA-caliber athleticism, a league talent evaluator told MetroNews 
the West Virginia forward could benefit by returning to school for his junior season.
the West Virginia forward could benefit by returning to school for his junior season.
After the NBA combine wrapped up Sunday in Chicago, underclassmen who haven’t hired agents face a May 30 deadline to withdraw from the draft. West Virginia’s potential spot as a preseason top 10 team next November depends on Konate’s forthcoming decision.
While listed at 6-foot-8 by WVU, Konate measured under 6-7 barefoot at the combine and projects as a low second-round pick.
“He’s a little smaller than what I thought,” the scout said. “Why would you stay in the draft because a team tells you they’re going to pick you in the 50s?”
“It’s like jumping off the high board with a blindfold on and you don’t know whether there’s water in the pool or not. There may be water, there may not be.”
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Editor's Note: Photo by Ben Queen of www.benqueenphotography.com.
