still don't really get why Rocco is projected to be drafted

Has Rocco pulled out or just won't make it this time?

He's a mobile 7'3 big. Bigs typically take longer to develop. When he competed against his own age in the Albert Schweitzer tournament he put in a dominant tournament MVP performance. The NBL is a tough place for 18yo centres - they are still filling out but having to go up against grown 7' men. But I agree that he's a fringe draft prospect, I think he's either taken near the end of the draft or goes undrafted. If he is undrafted, I could see him working his way to a stint in the NBA eventually after some seasoning in the NBL.

I think Rocco might be best advised to take his name out of the draft for a year and switch NBL teams. The Bullets are going nowhere but still struggle to give him consistent minutes. Perhaps to the Sixers as a back up to Humphries?

I would be thinking Rocco is total hype if not for seeing an early pre-season game in his first season with the Bullets. I think he was 17 at the time and played against California Baptist I think it was and dominated.

Going against guys a few years older than him and he had something like 20p 8r 6b in 28 min off the bench. Even though he hasn't shown much these past two seasons with the Bullets there is obviously something there.

Most Aussie bigs after 4 years of college tend to take a few seasons to adjust (if ever), let alone a high schooler. Not sure he'll ever be good enough, but if you take the NBA hype out of the way (which IMO everyone, especially the NBL, should do), he deserves a chance to give it a shot. Brisbane is not the place for it, but I'd prefer Sydney was rolling out Rocco tonight vs Adelaide than, say, Spurgin (who also might be rotation-quality one day, but not yet).

Give him time.

I'll always use Dave Andersen as an example of not writing off young bigs.

People in message boards talked about him as a total bust after one season out of high school and now he's an all time great.

How about Jordan Hunter as an example. Very quiet college stint with Saint Marys although improved every year.

Can make a good argument that Kai Sotto had bigger impact here than Rocco. And I'm not Filipino.

Rocco go play college

^^ He's been getting paid so that option is gone.
It’s actually a shame he didn’t go as I think college ball would have been a better developmental option for him.

Is it gone, they get paid now in college I believe.

I don't think anything has changed around players having played pro ball being able to play college. I think the change has been, while they're a college player, they're allowed to take advantage of sponsorship deals (which have to have nothing to do with the college itself)

Rocco ahead of Olbrich, they must be on the same stuff as Cooks

Rocco isn't going to cut it sadly, he just isn't a baller imo.

Proctor has been playing exceptionally well, I hope he continues to do so. He keeps getting mocked in the 40-50 range, despite his recent form. Just hope he gets drafted as he's a great talent.

Rocco is in a tough spot. He hasn't shown enough to get drafted imo, nor has he done enough to get a starting role at any club in the NBL if he sticks around for another year. That pushes his timeline out I think by 2 years. Next year to solidify himself as a rotation player/sometimes starter progressing to a starter the following year.

College should have been the go for him 100%