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Draft stock rarely, if ever goes down unless the player in question gets injured during his senior year. Which is also very rare.

The salary isn't a huge difference but your odds of remaining on the roster throughout the season, thus actually collecting all those pay checks is significantly higher if you're drafted earlier. It's this type of short sightedness that hurts guys in the long run.

Also, the potential high draft pick who stays another year only to have a serious injury almost never happens. You could blow out a knee playing pickup basketball with your friends.

Shaq and Pink would have to have monster years next year if they're going to consider leaving early. As of now, they're both in that good, not great category. These guys need to get the whole "second contract" nonsense out of their heads. Most players don't make it to a second contract. If...