KeVbK wrote:I'm not sure if it has been noted previously, but I do hope that early declarations for the draft are reevaluated in the next version of the game. I went through and compared the most recent declarations in the CBGM online save with the latest NBA draft and the contrast is pretty significant.
CBGM 202924 players declared
0/24 players were ranked outside of the top 30 recruits in their class
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8/24 were low contribution players, averaging <20 minutes/game.
NBA Draft 202240 underclassmen drafted
19/40 were ranked outside of the top 30, including two top 5 picks in Jaden Ivey (89) and Keegan Murray (334), and a guy like Jake LaRavia, who was unranked going into college.
3/40 players played <20 minutes/game in their last year in college.
It feels like recruiting rank is the primary, if not the only factor in a player declaring early. I dont think i've ever seen a recruit ranked outside of the top 40 in his class declare early for the draft. I know there is a slider to increase the number of players declaring early, but that slider doesn't seem to allow for the type of variance we see in real life.
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