i honestly cannot see him getting drafted...

has physical talent, and his skill isnt too bad but ild imagine needs to go along way to getting better.

if mills and jawai go late in the nba draft and i make out both to be far better than majok i cant see him getting a gig, at least not that way. must be hopeing to get noticed by someone and put somewhere outside the nba??

dont take this as majok bashing he will be a good player, just cant see him anywhere near the skill levels of a neilson/ anderson at all.

hopefully he can make it to his fullest potential, would be a very handy addition to the boomers.

Neither. I'm not sure why he just doesn't work hard in the NBL and try to build on his opportunities here? Newley, Ingles, Barlow, Nielsen and Jawai all showed they could get it done in the NBL before tackling tougher leagues.

Majok supporters will point to his efficiency and MPG but if he were really that good, he'd be getting every minute ahead of guys like Garlepp and Trueman.

This is the funniest thing i have heard all day. I say good luck to him but I think I have a better chance of winning the lotto than he has in getting a NBA contract. I say don't be surprise if we see him in the gold and purple next year as a bench warmer for them.

Maybe a case of family and entourage (hangers on) telling him to go for it and putting pressure on him to do it?

Do not really see NBA potential in the guy personally. Looks average even in the NBL. Good luck though.

If Trey Gilder can play NBA, then Majok is worth a 10 day contract but won't get drafted I reckon.

i had high hopes when i first heard of the guy and we dont really know whats going on behind the scenes but...........

with the accepting college / walking away from college, flitting from team to team, and some of the stories coming out of perth and having some experience with sudanese kids im a bit worried. i hope he buckles down and does the hard yards and succeeds.

I think that Anon (reply #312734) is pretty much spot on. Regardless whether or not Majok has the ability to get drafted into the NBA (hey, stranger things have happened you know.....), he'd be crazy not to go over there while still eligible. He has some good skills, that much is obvious, despite what some people here think and going over there will help him develop those skills. He could go over there as he is now, a player with potential and come back a player ready to realise that or even better. He just needs to knuckle down and abide by their rules and not his own if he is going to get anywhere.

Sure, I doubt he'll be drafted, even by a Cleveland side currently doing their best to show that LeBron James was a one man show. At best he'd end up in the D-League, earning a 10 game NBA contract here and there. But in terms of his overall game, he'll be much better for it because he'll be mentored by the best in the world and if he does come back to the NBL after the draft is done, depending on his attitude, he may turn into a pretty consistent or even dominant centre/power forward for any team in the league......except Perth. I have a feeling the Wildcats would think twice.

I know there are a lot of people that don't think Majok is worth it, that at best he's a bench warmer for even the bottom NBL teams. But I believe he has a lot more to offer an NBL team more than just someone to give team starters a few minutes rest. The guy is 6'10 and has a reported wingspan of near 213cm (7'0). He can be developed, he just needs to listen to those that know, not those who think they know (how do you spell entourage) and he needs to work hard at everything, on and off the court.

WNBA....definitely has a shot!

He'll find a home in the D-League for the next few years methinks. Either that, or he will make a living off of being a sub for injury waivers league wide.

Could be an NBL Team whore.

Anon '787, if Majok was that good, don't you think 'teacher' Bevo would've already locked him up?

Whether you like the guy or not, he has physical attributes that are not commonplace in the NBL. He has legitimate size, length and athleticism rarely seen in the NBL.

Good luck to him on his NBA aspirations - he should not be knocked for giving it a crack. However he then needs to knuckle down and work hard on improving his game, something that has by all accounts let him down previously.

I'd rather be developing him instead of Sam Harris.

Ineedmore, 11th man and 4-5 minutes in a season might be a step down from what Majok is expecting!

He does seem to be expecting a lot, I'll give you that.

I'd let him play NZ Nbl and that's about it ;)

One thing he has got going for him is size - I've noticed in the past couple of years, teams like to use their late first round/second round picks on big men if they're available.

An NBA contract?

lol, well for starters andersons skill level, work ehtic, and ability to use his big frame are miles ahead of majok. i dont think the word miles even cuts it. light years.

I have to admit that when his contract with the Wildcats was coming to an end I wished that Adelaide would have made a play for Ater Majok. Realistically, his physical attributes alone are something that the 36ers lacked. Below DJ @ 212cm, our next tallest is Ballinger @ 205. Being 208cm tall, Majok would have filled the void in there and would have given that extra centre/power forward option that we lacked. I know Jeff Dowdell is also 205cm tall but I think Majok would put up better numbers here in Adelaide.

Why do I feel like I need to duck behind the wall to avoid the stones that are sure to be thrown at me for saying Majok and Adelaide in the same paragraph? LOL

I'd take Ballinger and Johnson over Majok, to start. He's just not worth the hassle for the price he'd be asking. At least with a guy like Holmes even, you get someone committed to the program (however limited he is) who isn't getting NBA fantasies every five minutes. When was the last time Majok stayed put for longer than a few games? Majok might be worth an 11th man role as a gamble (like Harris for the 36ers this year) or no guaranteed minutes as last man signed, but the 36ers need calculated signings more than ever rather than rolling dice in a key position on someone spending his NBA pension before he's really excelled in even the NBL.

Since when does 'Boomer' mean you need to have some expectation of starting? Greenwood was on that tour of China. It was a B or C team. Bevo didn't seem miffed about losing him (Knight or no Knight - hell, they are running Trueman on a multi-year deal ahead of someone like Majok) and the Blaze wrote all of a three-line press release for Majok's departure. The NBL almost invited scoffing when they tweeted about it.

If Majok was committed, he would've got bulk time in a Blaze team who lost Wortho, Petrie, and Vasiljevic. He would've picked up some of Hoare's minutes and he would've kept Garlepp off the court. But he didn't. He changed some shots and complained to refs when he couldn't make a close bucket.

I'd like to give a young guy credit for effort and patience but Majok's ego appears to be some way ahead of his actual game right now.

A big thing I've picked up from following NBL closely for the last decade or so is how important team chemistry is and how much coaches will favour someone who just follows instructions and works hard. Look at the talent that's dropped by the wayside (Leven, Conn, Cullen, Rice, etc) because those guys just couldn't pull their head in, stick to the plan, etc. Meanwhile, Trueman is in the league, Cooper got year after year and Henare is still running around.

With hindsight, Majok might've at least been more interesting to watch than Ron Howard, but for next year I think he'd be a risk.

I agree Isaac. He is a good pickup for a team that can afford for him not to turn out (ie a top team or a team that has other options at centre), but for Adelaide looking to improve significantly they just cant afford to take the gamble. On top of that, while Johnson has never been consistent he has certainly shown more than Majok in his best games.