#1 overall player Jalen Duren expected to reclassify from '22 to '21
Is this the guy that's seemingly either going to Miami or going pro?
Yes. Matt from EM believes UM would probably get one of his two available official visits but he's been very clear that the strong leader is Miami and that's only if Duren doesn't go pro.
Miami has a basketball team??
No, but apparently they have a McDonald’s bag.
I believe this instance would have to be Burger King. You need some of the king's gold to get this kid.
Pretty sure it's a Del Taco bag.
The Steak and Cheese Taco is very underrated.
Nothing good comes in a Del Taco bag
Or a bag from “Uncle Luke” and a few ladies of the night. That would work for me. Just sayin
"Ah man, I'm all out of cash"
They have a basketball team that recently hired his AAU coach.
So your saying, either way he will visit a UM?
I’ll take a contrarian position. If he’s only considering us and Miami, I don’t think he’s hunting very hard for a MacDonalds bag. He could do a lot better on the open market. Seems like he’ll go the G-League route if bag is his motivation. So I’m saying we have a chance.
It couldn't hurt for us to give him a bag though.
Hold me Matt EM! Tell me he's coming!
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Another....
Its so lame to complain that we are second or third in this recruitment (and basketball recruiting in general) given how amazing Juwan has done with this class. Oh no we dont get Jalen Duren? How about a Mousa Diabete instead?
Sour grapes
Or he was just making a joke...
This must be how OSU FB recruiting feels when they (rarely) lose out on a WR prospect.
No, it means we won’t get him this year and we won’t get him next year either.
Seems to make sense if it's an option. If you have one year before becoming a pro, why not make that a college experience?
Not trying to be snarky but the answer to "why not college" is that he's been offered over $1,000,000 to play in the G League this year. At least, that's my understanding.
You have to be 18 to play in the G league draft which was in January 2021. Jalen turns 18 November 18th 2021. He couldn't play in the G league until 2022.
I am trying to be snarky. ; )
Scoot Henderson signed a million dollar G-League contract, and he turns 18 Feb 4th, 2022.
1) The G-League draft occurs before the G-League season begins. This pay season it began in February in an Orlando bubble. Next year it is scheduled to start in November, so there will be a draft in October or early November.
2) But that doesn’t even matter for Duren. If he goes the G-League route, it will be as a member of the Ignite, which allows him to negotiate a good contract for himself and bypass the draft.
Huh. Same birthday as me. Neat-o.
Oh snap! My Birthday is November 18th as well. You think with that in common I could reach out and convince him to come to the right UM?
I am turning....older...than 18...
If you're a sure fire one-and-done, I would think the only possible reason you'd skip out on G league money is if you thought the exposure was so much better in college that you'll make up for that in sponsorships coming out of that one year. I would be surprised if that was the case, but no doubt you get way more opportunity to 'build your brand' in college
If an 18-year-old kid who's a clear one-and-done is offered something near $1M for one year, I really can't think of a reason why he should turn that down in order to spent a year in "school."
What would truly be the Michigan fan experience is that he would have chose Michigan but his high school credits after reclassification were not deemed good enough by our admissions department.
That would be classic.
Too soon...
No, wait. Nevermind.
Carry on...
He'd be amazing to have on the team this year, but it's hard to imagine him signing up for a year in a crowded Dickinson / Diabate / Johns front court.
It may be crowded but he would 100% get his minutes BUT it isn't happening.
No offense to those guys...but if Duren chose Michigan he’s getting the bulk of those minutes.
True, although I think the only shot for Duren to come to Michigan is if Hunter goes pro, since we’re otherwise out of scholarships for next year. In other words, if Duren is here there still won’t be a real minutes crunch for the bigs.
Tweet specifically says enroll in college. Is G league still an option if he reclassified? I assume this would move up his eligibility for the NBA draft.
Would not move up his eligibility to this year, if that’s what you mean. Reclassifying now makes him eligible for the 2022 draft rather than 2023. He has to be done with high school for a year AND be at least 19 by December 31st of his rookie year. He turns 19 in 2022, so he would not be eligible this year regardless of reclassifying.
Negotiation. He's attempting to drive up his G-League price. Nothing more, nothing less.
I know that are folks that pay attention to some sports more than others, regardless of which sports you follow most closely. When referencing recruiting I think it's a good idea to put the sport in the title, particularly if it's not football, which tends to be the defacto assumption.. I'm sure lots of people know who Jalen Duren is, but I'm sure there are plenty that do not.
I agree in general, but if you don't know who Jalen Duren is at this point, then that's your fault
I agree in general, but if you don't know who Jalen Duren is at this point, then that's your fault
I never said I didn't. I get that many people probably know who he is as I said. But, I'm sure there are people that don't follow recruiting for all sports. IMO it's a better title to put it in rather than leave it out for those that don't know.
If you don’t know who the #1 recruit is in a sport, and that same recruit had his picture on the front page of MGoBlog for at least a day earlier this week, that’s on you. It takes 3 seconds to Google and realize who he is.
Also, even if you didn’t know what sport, reclassifying is much more a basketball recruiting event than for other sports, so there were still clues in the title.
It takes 3 seconds to Google and realize who he is.
Lots of people follow bball recruiting only. Lots of people follow FB recruiting only. Lots of people follow both. If you only follow FB recruiting you're left wondering who the heck that guy is and have to search it yourself. A slight title adjustment would help out all those folks. That is a fact. Don't get your panties in a bunch because not everyone follows bball recruiting.
You didn’t say you didn’t, but we all know you didn’t, and that’s okay. Making a baseless comment is just lame, though.
You didn’t say you didn’t, but we all know you didn’t, and that’s okay. Making a baseless comment is just lame, though.
Do you really think every UM fan follows bball recruiting? The majority of content on the board is for FB. There are lots of people that follow FB recruiting, but don't follow bball recruiting. Football pays the bills and keeps the lights on. These are facts. It is not baseless. Including the sport in the title of a recruiting post prevents people from having to search it and improves the post. This is constructive criticism. Leaving one out and assuming everyone will know its bball will leave a good chunk of people wondering. That makes your comment lame for not only ignoring the facts, but getting all pissy pants because you don't like it.
I think that anyone who goes on this blog at least once a week knows. That’s not the issue, the issue is your smugness and holier than thou attitude toward the post, as if it somehow offended you. You can always just scroll instead of.... doing what you did, which makes you seem presumptuous and offended that someone posted something you have no knowledge of. Google is your friend.
Why is Penn State on his list?
His mom works in the athletic department there and has for a while. I'd actually kind of like to see him there aside from having to play him this year. Would be cool to see such a mega star prospect at such a random program.
5 star guys falling into random programs due to connections is more common than you would think.
Cade Cunningham, the consensus #1 guy last year wound up at OkSt due to his brother on staff. 2021 5 star Pat Baldwin Jr is committed to Milwaukee to play for his father. 5 star Michael Porter Jr enrolled at Missouri for the same reason.
When you're this highly touted, personal connections seem to be the deciding factor quite often, hence the Miami connection for Duran. They'll likely be drafted high wherever, so might as well pick a place with some familiar faces.