Where is theo pinson going to college

He was supposed to be in the NBA by now. Pinson had been ranked the 15th-best recruit in the country in , per Sports. Of the 14 players ranked ahead of him, 12 became one-and-done draft entrants including Emmanuel Mudiay , who played one year in China after high school before becoming a lottery pick.

One played two years in college before heading to the NBA. Pinson is the only player in that group of 15 who has yet to reach the NBA. So here's what I wanted to ask Pinson: If he could trade the experiences of his past two years -- two straight trips to the national title game, then winning it all for the school that this North Carolina native grew up following -- to become a one-and-done first-round pick, would he do it?

In today's world of college hoops, the pressure is on elite players to get to the NBA as soon as possible. Anything less than going one-and-done is considered almost a failure. That's why so many people were confounded by Miles Bridges ' decision to return to Michigan State for his sophomore season even though he certainly would have been a lottery pick.

And yet weren't your college years, if you went, among the best of your life? Wouldn't you pay a hefty sum of money in order to get an extra year in college, or to relive part of your college experience?

Isn't Theo Pinson actually living out many of our dreams? It's been a fun ride, an unbelievable ride. I'm living the dream, really. Ever since I've watched basketball, this is what I've wanted to do. That's not to say Pinson doesn't want to end up in the NBA. Of course he does. And that's not to say Pinson won't someday play in the NBA.

He's an athletic, versatile wing player who has ideal NBA size: 6-feet-6 with a near-seven-foot wingspan.

He was the best defender on a national championship team. But he has suffered injuries that have slowed his collegiate development, and while he's a stat-stuffer type whose intangible contributions to his team -- he has an incredible assist rate and can play lockdown defense -- aren't always obvious in the box score, there still aren't many draft picks who have averaged less than five points per game in their college careers.

And not too many wings are drafted after shooting 27 percent on 3-pointers in college. In the offseason, though, Pinson added 10 or so pounds of muscle. He averaged just 2. We don't want to look back and say, 'Man, I wish I would have enjoyed that moment more. Everyone has bought into the team's success, and it is making everybody look good. When you win and look like you're having fun, everyone gets rewarded at the end of the day.

MIL posted video of Pinson earlier tonight: pic. The Knicks finished the season and earned the No. The G-League experience is both a dream come true and a grind for its players.

Pinson admitted there were some harder nights in the midst of a hectic season. Pinson made an impact on his teammates. Pinson also dedicated himself to his craft. In 34 G-League games during the season, Pinson averaged Critically, he also drained Far from it. But in my eyes, Pinson, from the start of the year to the end of the year, consistently stood out as a really solid two-way player. Pinson played a key role throughout the playoff run, including hitting that game-winning shot that sent Long Island into the Finals.

It was a big exclamation point on his first season in the G League. LeVert, who already has 24 points in the must-win game, lets his playing do the talking. But Theo Pinson is there to be his hype man. Pinson takes the opportunity to make sure Ennis knows exactly what just happened. He gets up from his seat at the end of the bench, goes up right behind Ennis and keeps a straight face while staring right into the back of his head.

He stays there throughout the possession , adjusting his body position to every twist and turn that the 76er makes. Ennis may not have seen Pinson, but he felt him.

He played in 18 games last year, averaging His biggest impact came in a January game when he scored 19 points against the Knicks. That remains his career-high. But Pinson said the turning point that made him really start to feel like he had made it as an NBA player came in a December game against Milwaukee where he played 28 minutes, scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds.

It was pretty crazy. He performed well enough last season that the Nets signed him in April for the rest of the season. That allowed him to join the Nets during their playoff run; he even played in three games of the Nets-Sixers first round series last April.

During November and December, star guard and key Nets free agent signing Irving was limited by a right shoulder injury. Meanwhile, LeVert was out with a right thumb injury. Pinson and other Nets reserves, like Musa and Nwaba, filled that gap in the rotation. Since Nov. His teammates have also seen his confidence grow this season.

Pinson has also made quite an impact on his teammates. In addition to earning some sarcastic tough love from his teammates, Pinson is the energy guy on the bench.