Data suggests top-10 recruits are virtually guaranteed to make NBA

Posted Jul 7, 2014
A top-10 national prospect has statistically been about as close to a sure thing as there is in sports since the NBA adopted the so-called one-and-done rule that first affected the Class of 2006. The top 10 prospects in that class were Greg Oden, Kevin Durant, Brandon Wright, Spencer Hawes, Thaddeus Young, Chase Budinger, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, Javaris Crittenton and Brook Lopez. On average, those players spent just 1.5 seasons playing college basketball, and all 10 of them made the NBA. (CBS Sports)

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