Weighing in on Jon Brockman's Odds in the NBA

After leaving it all on the floor in the Huskies' second round loss to Purdue in the Big Dance this year, there were questions surrounding whether or not Brockman would be a prospect for the Draft. The Portland Trail Blazers answered those questions when they took Brockman 38th overall and dealt him to the Sacramento Kings.  While he's considerably undersized at 6'7", Brockman can rebound. Well, he could do it in a strong Pac-10 conference for the last four years, anyway. Last night on Sports Radio KJR 950 in Seattle, it was brought up that a best case scenario for Brockman could be if he turns out like a Paul Millsap, maybe a Jason Maxiell. The Millsap's and Maxiell's of the league are able to make a decent career out of averages around 10 and eight a game. As a matter of fact, Maxiell got a $20 million contract last year for averages less than that. Brockman is going to be in an environment in which I think he'll have the potential to get minutes. There's very little ... (link)