Ferguson is 18. Sobey's 26. You can't compare them.

I don't think Sobey is NBA material, but wouldn't be surprised if some money in EU gets thrown at him based on this season.

That will depend on if he has a Euro passport or not. I couldn't see a team in a European league of similar standard to the NBL or better bringing him in as an import as it stands.

Ben Madgen was doing pretty well in Belgium and currently not too shabby in Lithuania. Sobey would be comparable to him so no reason why he couldn't cut it as an import in some euro leagues.

As for Ferguson vs. Sobey in the draft, how would an 18 year old Sobey compares to Ferguson? Where was Sobey playing when he was 18? Would we see a 26 year old Ferguson in the NBL?

Pretty boy Sobey is as much chance to play in the nba as i'm to walk to America.

Pretty boy Sobey is as much chance to play in the nba as i'm to walk to America.

Madgen has done well by starting in a mid-tier league and working his way up. Personally, I don't think Sobey's open-court game translates to Europe like Madgen's does.

If Sobey wants to follow that path of building from a lower league he possibly could, but I imagine he'll have to take a pay cut from what NBL teams will be offering.

Disagree Paul. Can knock down a shot, facilitate an offence and attack/hurry up defenses. To limit his output to a fast break open court player underestimates his potential and abilities. He is better than Madgen ever was (with respect to Madgen)

I agree that Sobey is a better player than Madgen was here but European basketball is played in a traditional half-court setting which a guy like Madgen (or a Penney) is made for coming off screens but a lot of Sobey's effectiveness in getting out on the break and breaking guys down off the dribble would be nullified over there.

Sobey is not an athlete in the NBA like he is here, Ferguson is. Nba values length atm over skills, Giannis anyone? look how far he has come and Ferguson arguably has a better stroke already.

Has Sobey defied expectation and reached his potential, absolutely.

Would he be as successful without Randle playing next to him?

Could he make Europe, maybe. I honestly feel his numbers are inflated from some of the soft calls he gets from the flail he has mastered (like many), don't see him getting the same love anywhere else, or on any other team atm tbh.

XY, he's never played serious minutes in a half-court team so it's guesswork at this stage, whereas Madgen had a standout season in a very structured team in 2012.

Remember also, Sobey's breakout season has come in a year where the refereeing is strongly in favour of the offence and his team plays the fastest in a fast-paced league. Cairns and Perth would be amongst the faster teams in many European comps.

There are a lot of adjustments he would have to make playing in a good European comp, he'll have to play differently and I don't think he has the experience to do that just yet, especially under import pressure.

As I said he could start in a lower league, but he'll be playing in a lower standard than the NBL, most likely getting less money and risking stalling his development if he doesn't fit the style and ends up sitting.

Sobey is on the NBA radar. One team in particular is very very strong on him. He will play summer league

Ok-- let's stop the Sobey to NBA business. He has had one good season in the NBL. He does not have the length, height or flat out athletism to make a NBA roster, his 3pt shot is also questionable at that range.

For me, he is similar to brad Newley, but I'd take Newley 100 times over before I take sobey. I think he is slightly better than madgen, but I'd like to see him dominate the NBL for 2-3 years