Shabazz Muhammed Possibly Ineligible?

[westbrook08]

So reports are coming out today that ucla may have improperly paid for recruiting visits for shabazz muhammed and he could possibly be ineligible.I'm guessing he would have to play overseas or just train and enter the draft after the season.Is there any way the NBA would grant a waiver and allow him to become a free agent if he is ineligible? Would we have any chance to get him now? Crazy stuff!

http://www.hoopsworld.com/report-ucl...or-china-trip/

[SWedd523]

Rules state he'd have to be a year removed from graduating high school, so no, they wouldn't allow him to become a FA. If he's ineligible he'll go one of two routes:

1. Brandon Jennings (play overseas for a year)
2. Enes Kanter (don't play anywhere, train in America)

[Plowright]

I think it would be good if they could play in the d league. Better than just not playing all year, that's just a waste of talent

[superb1]

Really don't want him to be a free agent cuz if that was the case, he can sign anywhere as long as there is money for him. Our best option to get a chance at him is thru the draft.

[dnbman]

Is there any way the NBA would grant a waiver and allow him to become a free agent if he is ineligible?

I think in order to join the league you must have declared for a draft and either been picked or past over. Swedd's right about what he'd likely do. My guess is play in Europe. Why pass over a couple of million just working out in the U.S.?

[westbrook08]

I think in order to join the league you must have declared for a draft and either been picked or past over. Swedd's right about what he'd likely do. My guess is play in Europe. Why pass over a couple of million just working out in the U.S.?

Well the sports academy he's been working with is in california and i think he'd be best served staying with them.Brandon jennings was talked about as the #1 pick in the draft until he played in europe and it made him drop quite a few spots.And the game overseas doesn't seem suited for most of these young guys.If he slips he'll cost himself what he would have made in europe.Possibly even more if it causes endorsers to shy away.I think he should just wait it out.And could he even play in the d-league? Isn't it under the NBA rules?

[the hay beast]

My bet it's he plays overseas if he is ineligible to party in the ncaa. I really hope that the bobcats chose him and don't chose Noel. Shabazz is going to be an all star in NBA.

[westbrook08]

My bet it's he plays overseas if he is ineligible to party in the ncaa. I really hope that the bobcats chose him and don't chose Noel. Shabazz is going to be an all star in NBA.

If we have a choice between noel and muhammed i would bet every dime i would ever have in my life that jordan insists on taking a star 2 guard over a big man.When oden and durant came out he wanted durant so bad that he couldn't stand it.I doubt it would be much different this time around.

[Chef]

If we have a choice between noel and muhammed i would bet every dime i would ever have in my life that jordan insists on taking a star 2 guard over a big man.When oden and durant came out he wanted durant so bad that he couldn't stand it.I doubt it would be much different this time around.

i am fully developing my fan-crush on andrew wiggins. in a perfect world, we cash in our lottery karma when he is in the draft. put him at the sg, mkg at the sf and we are in business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4JdJn9zgRk

[adam187]

i am fully developing my fan-crush on andrew wiggins. in a perfect world, we cash in our lottery karma when he is in the draft. put him at the sg, mkg at the sf and we are in business.]

he has the same name as the main character from ender's game, so i want it on record here, if he develops a reputation for being clutch, i came up with the nickname ender wiggins, even if i didn't actually.