When Zach Edey came to Purdue, he was the 436th-ranked player in the country. By the time he could leave, he was the national player of the year. His head and his heart were in a bit of turmoil over his pro decision. DanaONeilWriter on his process:
There is a whole lot of “prove it” potential for Edey this season. Prove that he belongs in the NBA, prove that Purdue’s disastrous NCAA Tournament flop was not, as it’s been proffered, a referendum on the Boilermakers’ systemic program flaws. It all adds up to the sort of internal bulletin board material that could make for an easy grab and go motivator. Edey considers it all, and shakes his head. “External motivation, I believe, that’s only temporary,’’ he says. “You can’t sustain that.
Edey is not much for firebrand. He gets mad but he does not burn hot naturally, which is why setting out to silence the detractors doesn’t really suit him. He tends to internalize rather than vocalize. After the Boilermakers, the ignominy of being the second 1-seed to lose to a 16 exacerbated by the Knights ranking as the shortest team in D1, Edey says he didn’t speak for an entire day. He does not mean conversationally. He means words did not cross his lips.
Despite the league’s affinity to draft on upside and potential, there seems to be a hesitancy to afford Edey the same grace — even though he’s in the infancy of his basketball career. “He’ll have another elite year,’’ one scout says. “Won’t change who he is.’’ Or, like always, what he’s not. Because that’s where this whole thing keeps returning, to the same tropes that dogged him throughout his childhood. Because he was bigger, he could not also be better.
But the notion that he’s done, that he’s maxed out his potential five years into his career, seems ludicrous. Three years ago, 400-plus prospects ranked above him. This year, he’s the player of the year. And neither he nor his coach thinks he’s even come close to his ceiling. Edey is getting more comfortable shooting while he faces the basket, and continues to refine his free throw touch. He’s grown into an effective passer, exposing teams that double him with open looks for the Boiler shooters.
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