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Terrance Ferguson on NBAdraft.net

The kids 18 going against fully grown men, most division 1 college teams would struggle against Nbl teams and they get their players drafted.
Ferguson oozes potential and his attitude has been great, his athleticism is nba standard and his game will only improve. If he slips someone like the Spurs would love to grab him I reckon.
Heck, even Thon Maker went 10 (even though he may not be 18) and he didn't even dominate in high school in Canada.

Sobey is better than Newley. The Sixers don't have the best record for no reason. Sobey is elite

Ok-- let's stop the Sobey to NBA business. He has had one good season in the NBL. He does not have the length, height or flat out athletism to make a NBA roster, his 3pt shot is also questionable at that range.

For me, he is similar to brad Newley, but I'd take Newley 100 times over before I take sobey. I think he is slightly better than madgen, but I'd like to see him dominate the NBL for 2-3 years

Sobey is on the NBA radar. One team in particular is very very strong on him. He will play summer league

XY, he's never played serious minutes in a half-court team so it's guesswork at this stage, whereas Madgen had a standout season in a very structured team in 2012.

Remember also, Sobey's breakout season has come in a year where the refereeing is strongly in favour of the offence and his team plays the fastest in a fast-paced league. Cairns and Perth would be amongst the faster teams in many European comps.

There are a lot of adjustments he would have to make playing in a good European comp, he'll have to play differently and I don't think he has the experience to do that just yet, especially under import pressure.

As I said he could start in a lower league, but he'll be playing in a lower standard than the NBL, most likely getting less money and risking stalling his development if he doesn't fit the style and ends up sitting.

I agree that Sobey is a better player than Madgen was here but European basketball is played in a traditional half-court setting which a guy like Madgen (or a Penney) is made for coming off screens but a lot of Sobey's effectiveness in getting out on the break and breaking guys down off the dribble would be nullified over there.

Disagree Paul. Can knock down a shot, facilitate an offence and attack/hurry up defenses. To limit his output to a fast break open court player underestimates his potential and abilities. He is better than Madgen ever was (with respect to Madgen)

Madgen has done well by starting in a mid-tier league and working his way up. Personally, I don't think Sobey's open-court game translates to Europe like Madgen's does.

If Sobey wants to follow that path of building from a lower league he possibly could, but I imagine he'll have to take a pay cut from what NBL teams will be offering.

Pretty boy Sobey is as much chance to play in the nba as i'm to walk to America.

Pretty boy Sobey is as much chance to play in the nba as i'm to walk to America.

Ben Madgen was doing pretty well in Belgium and currently not too shabby in Lithuania. Sobey would be comparable to him so no reason why he couldn't cut it as an import in some euro leagues.

As for Ferguson vs. Sobey in the draft, how would an 18 year old Sobey compares to Ferguson? Where was Sobey playing when he was 18? Would we see a 26 year old Ferguson in the NBL?

What does he lack to play as an import Paul,? For mine he is one of the better players in our league

That will depend on if he has a Euro passport or not. I couldn't see a team in a European league of similar standard to the NBL or better bringing him in as an import as it stands.

I don't think Sobey is NBA material, but wouldn't be surprised if some money in EU gets thrown at him based on this season.

IMO Sobey is probably borderline too old to make it in the NBA now. He'll be 27 by the start of next season. While he has a bit of room to improve, he's probably close to his ceiling/peak now. I don't think his current skill level would be enough to make it like some older guys that get in (Ingles, etc). His size/athleticism is a huge strength in the NBL and wouldn't shine as much in the NBA. His upside from here just isn't probably high enough to take him imo. If he played at this level a couple of years ago he could have been a chance.

Ferguson is 18. Sobey's 26. You can't compare them.

Whilst he came to Australia with athleticism and the hype of most americans, I've yet to see playing with the 36ers how he's predicted to go in the 1st rd of this years NBA draft.

The guy had a donut(zero) in his last game!! If he's a 1st rounder, Sobey should get drafted. He's been consistent all season, while ferguson been consistently doing very little and at times looks lost on the court.

The Adelaide 36ers have thrown their support behind the Australian Junior Development program by releasing the exciting and talented Mitch Creek to attend the development camp in Canberra this week.

Mitch, a stand out at the Albert Schweitzer tournament in Germany earlier this year will be an important part of the Emu’s (Australian Under 19) plans for the World Championships later this year.

Mitch’s form for Adelaide is improving with every outing and he was a key contributor to Adelaide’s come from behind win over reigning Champions Perth on Sunday.

“We have a commitment to develop our players here in Adelaide and their involvement with the National program, whether at junior level or with the Boomers is reward for continued improvement. I hope, in the future, the strength of our program will be measured by the number of players we have representing the Boomers” Adelaide Head Coach Marty Clarke commented.

Mitch will return to Adelaide on Thursday to attend to the important matter of preparation for a return bout with Perth on Saturday.