Amidst LJ announcing his transfer and Key going to the draft, the one name of note we have yet to hear anything from is Adam Flagler.
I'm extremely curious what to make of this so far. I had kind of chalked up Flag as a no-doubt departure after the year - he's won everything there is to win as a Bear. But as time wears on and domino pieces fall around him, I'm wondering. The transfer window snaps shut on May 12, so he has time, but I'm wondering with both LJ/Key leaving if he sees himself running it back one more time. I know MM did the last-year-somewhere-else thing, but I don't know what he'd get at another program he wouldn't get here next year. He'd be the BMOC in 23-24.
The other option is the NBA of course, which is where I thought he'd test the waters, but I'm not so sure he's sold yet. NBA Draft Room has him as the #24 SG in the '23 class, and the #89 overall prospect, which would leave him well outside draft range. Most mocks agree in that vicinity. They're just mocks, but at best he's a fringe late-second rounder. He'd most likely have to hit the G-League as a UDFA and hope to work up that way.
To be sure, I'd be shocked if Flag runs it back one more year - there are too many factors that indicate he's gone. But every day without news, I wonder if there's a sliver of hope he returns. We'll see soon enough.
I'm extremely curious what to make of this so far. I had kind of chalked up Flag as a no-doubt departure after the year - he's won everything there is to win as a Bear. But as time wears on and domino pieces fall around him, I'm wondering. The transfer window snaps shut on May 12, so he has time, but I'm wondering with both LJ/Key leaving if he sees himself running it back one more time. I know MM did the last-year-somewhere-else thing, but I don't know what he'd get at another program he wouldn't get here next year. He'd be the BMOC in 23-24.
The other option is the NBA of course, which is where I thought he'd test the waters, but I'm not so sure he's sold yet. NBA Draft Room has him as the #24 SG in the '23 class, and the #89 overall prospect, which would leave him well outside draft range. Most mocks agree in that vicinity. They're just mocks, but at best he's a fringe late-second rounder. He'd most likely have to hit the G-League as a UDFA and hope to work up that way.
To be sure, I'd be shocked if Flag runs it back one more year - there are too many factors that indicate he's gone. But every day without news, I wonder if there's a sliver of hope he returns. We'll see soon enough.