re: Javonte Smart commits to LSU

Smart is going to be a great player for us but Randy Livingston was a (the?) top player coming out of high school. He was compared to Jason Kidd who was a special college player and had a solid NBA career. It's really a shame Livingston got injured. He still bounced around the NBA for several years post-injury.

I'd like to think Smart would be close to the level Livingston would have been had he never been injured but my gut says Smart's a little under that. We'll never know though because we're comparing Smart to a hypothetical - a Randy Livingston in college that was never injured.

I am thrilled to have Smart and I know he will develop well under Wade. I fully expect him to do well in college and be a solid NBA guard one day.