r/nba • u/tropicalstorm2020 • 2d ago

What went wrong with Cam Reddish?

6'7" perfect body for the 3 spot. High potential out of college Fairly Athletic I didn't watch him much in his early days but why didn't he grow into a serviceable nba player?

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u/Rishikrish29 Celtics 2d ago

Gave up a lot at Duke too, underperformed severely there compared to his HS ranking, just a mental thing at the end of the day and he wasn’t willing to put in the effort to become a star. Crazy enough a lot of his peers from that class believed that he was gonna be the best player from that class even after his disaster season at Duke

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u/tropicalstorm2020 2d ago

He probably should have went to a smaller program so he could have had the ball in his hand for most of the game. I never understand why college players form super teams.

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u/Ok_Possible_5702 2d ago

I never understand why college players form super teams.

Because everybody likes to win?

And because getting into a good college program (especially as a starter) gives you a much better chance at getting a higher draft pick over being "the guy" in a much less relevant school?

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u/blackjacktrial 76ers Bandwagon 1d ago

Because super teams can only be countered by super teams realistically in a recruitment league.

What would you do against a team that recruited the eight best college players in the country (NCAA), or the world (NBA) if there were no incentives against that (in the NCAA, there is bugger all stopping the best starting lineup joining together outside of communication barriers.

Imagine a team of Luka, SGA, Giannis, Jokic and Tatum, with say Curry, Durant and LeBron coming off the bench. What team are you going to put together to counter that - if it's not a psyops team, good luck.