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Where'd Gabe Pruitt Go?

Just over a year ago, Gabe Pruitt announced that he would leave USC early. He ended up going to the Boston Celtics with the second pick of the second round in the NBA draft.

Pruitt hasn't received any playing time in the NBA Finals against the Lakers (nor has fellow Trojan-Celtic Brian Scalabrine), but his name did come up yesterday.

UCLA basketball Coach Ben Howland was addressing the early departure of Luc Richard Mbah a Moute when reporters brought up Pruitt. Howland replied, "Would it have been better for Gabe Pruitt to come back one more year, in retrospect? Probably, 'cause he would have been a definite first-rounder had he come back. As always, hindsight is 20-20."

Clearly a cautionary tale that Davon Jefferson paid no attention to.

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Haha, we did get to see Scalabrine's face all over the post-game celebrations.

Yes it was a mistake for Gabe to leave early, but what can you do these agents and runners give out the worst advise and these kids don't know any better. Gabe was having a hard time with the studies as is Devon is so they smell the $s and its off to the next challenge

Pruitt is an NBA champ! I saw him at the end of the bench yesterday. He got paid and he'll play a lot more next year. I think he'll be okay.
Davon's error is far more egregious. He would've been first round next year but, instead, he'll go undrafted. Oh, well . . .

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