Any reason why Tremont Waters would not come back next season?

There shouldn’t be. He’ll get the chance to be a superstar next year surrounded by a lot of talent on a good team, and (this is a long shot) he’s only 18 and he may grow another inch or two and improve his draft stock even more. He doesn’t really have anything to gain by leaving this season. The amount of money he could potentially make by staying far outweighs the modest amount he’d get this season, even if his financial situation was hypothetically bad and he wanted to go pro right now for the $$.

Not a one........

He'll probably never be an NBA starter. He has a NBA range shot and above average quickness. His height will keep him from max potential. He can't really improve much. He could leave at any time, because of that. As a rockets fan if he was like an Aaron brooks in the NBA? That would be awesome. But I think he was a late round pick as undersized and quick even though he averaged 20+ at Oregon his last season. Even patty mills could be a nice career type. Enjoy him. He's a great college player

I had a friend that went to LSU and tried playing professional. Eventually went overseas. One thing that seems to be hard to grasp is how hard it is to make an NBA roster or get drafted.

There is 60 spots a year drafted and maybe 30-40% ever see significant time on an NBA roster. It’s quite astounding.

If you’re gonna leave early and you’re not a superstar, sure bet, top 20 pick, you have to have some serious balls. The domestic risk is just so great without understanding you could see yourself playing in Latvia if it doesn’t work out.

0% chance he is going pro, he wants to play with the guys coming in at least for 1 year, but I feel like he'll be a 3 year guy at minimum.

Being 5'9 is really tough to declare pro early. You have have to be VERY elite for a team to draft you 1st round.

My family knows his parents, he’s not going anywhere.

If he tests the waters and gets a first round promise from a team, why would he come back?