Justise Winslow Rickie:Freshman Justise Winslow May Enter NBA Draft, Dad Says He Prefers Two-Year Term
Justise Winslow Rickie:Freshman Justise Winslow May Enter NBA Draft, Dad Says He Prefers Two-Year Term, Justise Winslow, a freshman at Duke projected to be an NBA lottery pick in June, likely will be playing his last college game Monday night when Duke faces Wisconsin for the national championship. Yet his father, former pro player Rickie Winslow, is opposed to players going to the NBA after one year of college.
Rickie Winslow, who played for the University of Houston from 1983 to 1987 — which included the tail end of Phil Slama Jama era with Hakeem Olajuwon and a trip to the 1984 national title game — said he thinks players should be required to spend two years in college before they're eligible to enter the NBA draft.
"It would make the college game a lot better and then guys would be able to develop a lot more too before they go to the next level,'' Rickie Winslow told USA TODAY Sports. "And then you have two more years toward your degree. It makes it a lot easier (to graduate).''
On jumping to the NBA after one season of college ball, he said, "Justice just turned 19 years old. That's a hard thing to do.''
Yet Winslow, a 6-6 swingman averaging 12.7 points and 6.4 rebounds, is projected to be a top-10, if not top-five, pick. That would guarantee him an average of between $2 million and $3.1 million a year for each of his first three seasons.
"That'll be his decision and that'll be something his mom and I will have to talk about after the game,'' said Rickie Winslow, who was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1987 in the second round, the 28th overall pick. He appeared in seven games for the Milwaukee Bucks and spent the next 12 years playing overseas.
The elder Winslow said he expects to be more nervous Monday night than he was in 1984 when he took the court for the NCAA title game that matched Houston and Georgetown. Winslow scored two points but played 33 minutes and Georgetown, led by Patrick Ewing and Reggie Williams, prevailed, 84-75.
Unlike that game, Winslow said, he will feel helpless while watching his son.
"It's nerve wracking because you don't have any control,'' Rickie Winslow said. "It's a feeling I can't even explain to you. Just seeing him going through the same things I went through. Hopefully they can be fortunate enough that they can win a national championship.''
Rickie Winslow, who played for the University of Houston from 1983 to 1987 — which included the tail end of Phil Slama Jama era with Hakeem Olajuwon and a trip to the 1984 national title game — said he thinks players should be required to spend two years in college before they're eligible to enter the NBA draft.
"It would make the college game a lot better and then guys would be able to develop a lot more too before they go to the next level,'' Rickie Winslow told USA TODAY Sports. "And then you have two more years toward your degree. It makes it a lot easier (to graduate).''
On jumping to the NBA after one season of college ball, he said, "Justice just turned 19 years old. That's a hard thing to do.''
Yet Winslow, a 6-6 swingman averaging 12.7 points and 6.4 rebounds, is projected to be a top-10, if not top-five, pick. That would guarantee him an average of between $2 million and $3.1 million a year for each of his first three seasons.
"That'll be his decision and that'll be something his mom and I will have to talk about after the game,'' said Rickie Winslow, who was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1987 in the second round, the 28th overall pick. He appeared in seven games for the Milwaukee Bucks and spent the next 12 years playing overseas.
The elder Winslow said he expects to be more nervous Monday night than he was in 1984 when he took the court for the NCAA title game that matched Houston and Georgetown. Winslow scored two points but played 33 minutes and Georgetown, led by Patrick Ewing and Reggie Williams, prevailed, 84-75.
Unlike that game, Winslow said, he will feel helpless while watching his son.
"It's nerve wracking because you don't have any control,'' Rickie Winslow said. "It's a feeling I can't even explain to you. Just seeing him going through the same things I went through. Hopefully they can be fortunate enough that they can win a national championship.''
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