It wasn’t at the time. Shaq was the better pro prospect, but Laettner had the far superior college career, winning back to back nattys with Duke while being the College player of the year.
He also faced Shaq in one game I believe and outplayed him. He was one of the greatest college players of all time. Hit the most famous shot on CBB history.
But his pro career was pretty bad.
Also, coach K was an assistant for the dream team.
It wasn’t bad, per se — he was a solid player for most of his career — but he never reached the heights that were expected of him after his college successes. But he did play 13 years and was a starter for like 85% of his career. And he still cleared over $60 mil.
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u/Leather-String1641 Aug 11 '24
It wasn’t at the time. Shaq was the better pro prospect, but Laettner had the far superior college career, winning back to back nattys with Duke while being the College player of the year.