Do you remember what everyone said about BYU one-and-done prospect Egor Demin during the pre-draft evaluation stage? Fascinating on paper, underwhelming on the basketball floor. Hot and cold, inconsistent yet intriguing, enigmatic and enlightening. For a player his size, 6-foot-9, with great floor vision, Egor's supporters pushed his potential while his detractors declared he was nothing more than an empty vision of potential.
While he proved one of the most gifted passers in his class, his thin frame, fumbling ball control, and lack of a reliable three-point jumper sent Demin flying down draft boards, with many insistent that he would never make it as a starting-level player in the NBA, no matter his role.