There were a lot of kids in the draft who had no business being there. Unscrupulous people convinced them that they had a shot at getting picked up in the draft in the hopes to get their 5% (or whatever they get these days). Add to that the fact that next year HS kids won't be able to enter the draft (article here ) and it is easy to see how some of the HS kids could have gotten hyped into it. The college kids hopefully have been paying attention in class, or they'll have to try and work their way into a foreign league or something to make ends meet until the NBA is willing to give them a second look...Or so says the guy that just got back from the bars.