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Valentine and Hield were in LA to put a bow on MUT 18 Coins their college careers at ESPN's College Basketball Awards. Their families accompanied them through the preceding press tour, from SportsCenter to ESPN Radio to the awards show itself at the end of the night. This was the lull between the NCAA Tournament and the buildup to the NBA draft, a brief period of reflection in the middle of the craziest stretch of their lives.

 

Both players are likely lottery picks in June, but they have more in common than that. Each serves as living proof of What College Basketball Can Do For You. As recently as 12 months ago, neither was projected as a first rounder. Go back to when they entered college, and their NBA odds were even more of a longshot.You have to scroll all the way to No. 96 to find Valentine's name in the2012 RSCI. Go down a little further and you'll see Hield at No. 111.

 

Their NBA futures are so much brighter than many of their more highly touted peers in the class of 2012 because they stuck around four years and let college basketball shape them as players and as men.Anthony Bennett was No. 6 in that class, Grant Jerrett was No. 10 and Ricky Ledo was No. 11. Each have essentially already crashed and burned in the NBA.

 

They aren't bringing their moms to SportsCenter or Buy Madden NFL 18 Coins accepting trophies from Jerry West and Julius Erving.Instead, Hield and Valentine were the beneficiaries of patience, hard work and the type of marketing, coaching and leadership the D-League could never dream about. Both players feel like they're just getting started. Hield and Valentine are ready to move on. https://www.mmogo.com/