Tyson Etienne

[WstateU]

I was looking forward to seeing Tyson play one more year; he was fun to watch. Happy trails!

[AZ Shocker]

Sounding more and more that he ain't coming back. Would suck fer sure as I wanna see more of him in a Shocker uniform...but man...it certainly helps recruiting when we're putting guys in the league. Perhaps that's exactly why Coach Brown is going after Top-50 talent big-time. He gonna land a couple-few next year or the next. I can feel it!

[WstateU]

Sounding more and more that he ain't coming back. Would suck fer sure as I wanna see more of him in a Shocker uniform...but man...it certainly helps recruiting when we're putting guys in the league. Perhaps that's exactly why Coach Brown is going after Top-50 talent big-time. He gonna land a couple-few next year or the next. I can feel it!

I’m feeling the same thing in my old bones… and they’re almost dust.

[Shockm]

What are his current draft rankings? Is he showing up in the first or second Rounds yet?

[The Mad Hatter]

What are his current draft rankings? Is he showing up in the first or second Rounds yet?

I haven't seen any mocks having him taken and I've looked at about half a dozen major ones. Obviously all it takes is one team to be sold on him and he still has a couple more team workouts to go.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

With a good showing next season, he could be a lottery pick

[Shockm]

I’m feeling the same thing in my old bones… and they’re almost dust.

It’s good you were created with feelings but I don’t trust your (or anyone else’s ) feelings for that matter.

[The Mad Hatter]

With a good showing next season, he could be a lottery pick

At his height, I think he is unlikely to ever be a lottery pick, but I could certainly see him moving into the first round with a good college season (especially since this year's draft is particularly stacked and next year will give him a chance to put out more point guard game tape).

[WstateU]

It’s good you were created with feelings but I don’t trust your (or anyone else’s ) feelings for that matter.

I want what’s best for Tyson, but I’m really hoping for a ‘reverse jinx’ with my post… I selfishly want to see him play another year in the roundhouse and come hell, high water, Covid or any other sickness, I’ll do my very best to attend every ‘21-‘22 game…

[1972Shocker]

Only about 3 weeks left before we find out for sure. I think July 19th is the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft.

[The Mad Hatter]

Here is a breakdown of teams that I have seen as having some degree of interest in Tyson and what they have in the way of 2nd round picks:

Team workout (conducted or scheduled):

Team	Second Round Picks
Cavaliers	none
Celtics	#45
Knicks	#32, #58
Nets	#44, #49, #59
Suns	none
Warriors	none
Raptors	#46, #47
Hornets	#56, #57

Others with some degree of reported interest:

Team	Second Rounds Picks
Heat	none
Jazz	none
Pacers	#54, #60

Obviously there could be other interested teams that haven't been reported, but that is what I could find. Interesting that 5 of the 11 teams with expressed interest (including half to give him a team workout) don't have 2nd rounders this year, which suggests to me that a lot of teams are doing due diligence for the 2022 draft when it comes to Tyson, not necessarily for this year.

[BostonWu]

What's changed in the last week or so to think he's gone. I'd be slightly concerned about his departure if he actually showed up in a single mock draft.

[The Mad Hatter]

Only about 3 weeks left before we find out for sure. I think July 19th is the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft.

July 7th is actually the deadline, but since he has a workout on the 6th we won't be getting any news until right at the last minute.

[1972Shocker]

July 7th is actually the deadline, but since he has a workout on the 6th we won't be getting any news until right at the last minute.

Thanks. The July 19th is apparently the NBA rule so this applies more to international players. The July 7th date is the NCAA deadline which is the important date for Tyson. So, yeah we only have another week to wait.

[WuTheOne]

I'm pretty confident Etienne will be back, but if the reports we're hearing are from guys who follow the NBA and have anything resembling a history of accurate reporting, his stock is going up - WAY UP - for next year.

Etienne showed up at the camps as an undersized 2 guard and quickly established himself as a player who could be effective and efficient at PG. VanVleet has shown the NBA that a physically strong and intelligent, but undersized, off guard can be effective. Shamet has shown he belongs in the league and Etienne's shooting stats at WSU are very similar to Shamet's.

One big difference between Etienne's college stats and Shamet's is that Etienne has been the main focus of opponents and he's often doubled. With a summer of working on NBA drills, the college game moving closer and closer to an NBA style, and the Shox likely to have more scoring threats this year, Etienne could have one heck of a season, and then he's gone after this year.

Recruits watch this stuff. Especially recruits who are borderline or just off the border for going league. IB was here for Early, Baker, VanVleet and Shamet going league. None of those guys was expected to go league when they came to WSU. Correct me if I'm wrong about Early. He seems to be right around the time IB got here.

Etienne is helping land some of the highly-rated guards IB is recruiting.