New York playground legend and high school phenom Sebastian Telfair made it official yesterday. He will indeed provide his services to the NBA next season, hiring an agent and making himself available for the draft in June.
Although the controversy of entering the draft as a high schooler is so ’99, Telfair seems to be much, much different than the breed of previous entrants. At just six feet in stature, some say less (hus the Oompa Loompa reference in the title – if you were curious), Telfair will be thrust into not only a man’s game, but a man’s game where height is a key component.
He’s clearly a tremendous athlete and top notch baller, having averaged more than 33 points per game his senior year in high school, leading his team to three city titles and one state title. But how that will translate to the NBA, where the point guard is expected to provide leadership and order to those much older and more experienced than he, is anyone’s guess… and a guess that will likely make one lucky NBA GM a hero or goat.
But whether Telfair is a star or a bust is in some ways insignificant as the astute executives at Adidas (and yes, I use that term lightly) have already signed young Telfair to a multi-million dollar shoe contract. If you’re Telfair there’s no other choice.
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