All Von Wafer, All The Time
From the Sun-Sentinel:
Florida State guard Von Wafer left school after his sophomore season, and while he didn't go in the first round, he was picked. He went 35th overall, in the second round, to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The FSU coaching staff wasn't sad to see Wafer go, as he often clashed with Coach Leonard Hamilton....
From the Tallahassee Democrat:
"I feel like right now that the Lakers got a good bargain," Wafer told the Tallahassee Democrat. "You know when you get a good bargain you never know if the product is going to hold up. I'm going to try to make this a steal for the Los Angeles Lakers."
Wafer led FSU with 12.5 points per game last season but was suspended twice early in the season and benched often late in the season. He averaged just 15 minutes in his last five games for the Seminoles....
Wafer's college career was long finished before draft night. His decision to sign with agent Henry Thomas meant there was no turning back for the former McDonald's All-American from Homer, La.
"The thing about it is Von has first-round talent," said Bobie Singleton, who will manage Wafer on a day-to-day basis for Thomas. "He got knocked a little bit in the press for different circumstances that weren't under his control and didn't have anything to do with basketball. The NBA is about basketball, and Von's a good kid. He's very, very athletic, and when he gets on the court all that stuff shows."
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