Gerald Henderson Going Pro?

Word on the street says that Duke forward, Gerald Henderson, is leaving college for the NBA...and he will be signing with an agent?

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Gerald Henderson is also expected to announce he’s leaving college shortly, and is expected to hire an agent with strong ties to Duke.

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WTF? I get the declaring yourelf eligible for the NBA, but why sign with an agent? Any reasonable junior would declare so they can go workout with NBA scouts in Chicago.

There he can be evaluate by the brightest minds in the NBA (much like Ellington, Green and Lawson did last year). Afterwards is when you make that final decision whether to return or not. If you decide not to, then you hire an agent.

This rumor doesn’t make a lot of sense. There’s is no harm in not hiring an agent now. However, as soon as he hires one, his college career is over, whether he bombs during the workouts or not.

We’ve said it before, we think Henderson is going to be a solid pro (assuming he remains healthy), but he needs more work.

He still struggles to drive to his left, especially against real athletes and he doesn’t have NBA (three-point) range yet, which he’ll need since he’s only 6'4" and will be asked to play shooting guard.