I can tell by looking at you, Andre Drummond, that you're a good kid and that you want to be great. Stay. One more year, maybe two. Why? Because history says you should. Because a million dollars today pails in comparison to the tens and tens of millions available to you if you become the next Shaquille O'Neal, which can potentially happen.
Look at the great centers and great center prospects in the last couple of decades:
Dwight Howard - straight to the NBA. You want his career and life? Not me. The kid is a mess and a bit of a cancer. Dude is so lame he let Lil' Nate dunk on him. IN THE DUNK CONTEST! Lame!
Tim Duncan - Now we're talking, This dude played four fucking years at Wake for a wonderful coach in Dave Odom. The model for all big men. You want his career? Say "Yes, Joe." And to think, people will be saying, "That Tim Duncan plays a lot like Anthony Davis does." (Davis = Potentially one of the ten greatest big men ever. No question about it)
Shaq - Now people your age don't remember this, but Shaqilicious played THREE years for the great Dale Brown down at LSU. Shaq going to class for three years and staying eligible? It really happened. And when he go to Orlando they played great right away.
Pat Ewing - Four years for Big John, three Monday nights, one win. One of the greatest college players ever. My man.
Hakeem Olajuwon - Three years for Guy Lewis at Houston. It paid off, right?
Ralph Sampson - If not for the bad knee structure, he and Hakeem might still be winning championships. He played four wonderful and memorable years at Virginia for Terry Holland.
Kareem, Bill Walton - Four years at UCLA. A long time ago, for sure, but the hardship rule (really, the Spencer Haywood Rule) has been in place since they played.
Learn from greatness, 'Dre.
You wanna be like Dwight, or the other guys I've listed? Hall of Famers and legends all.
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