Is Rutgers basketball commit Dylan Harper a one-and-done? A former NBA scout goes on the record

A former NBA scout breaks down Rutgers basketball commit Dylan Harper’s NBA outlook.

Dylan Harper has taken another step forward this season as the Rutgers basketball commit and five-star guard has impressed nearly every time he has been out on the court. And it leaves one NBA scout thinking that Harper may not be with Rutgers for too long.

Harper committed to Rutgers in December, the five-star becoming the highest-ranked commit in program history. Despite an injury last week that kept him out of ‘The Battle,” Harper has had a sensational season.

So far through five games this season for Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey), Harper is averaging 29 points per game. He was simply sensational at the recent City of Palms Basketball Classic.

That’s where Matt Babcock, a former NBA scout, got the chance to see Harper.

“Dylan Harper continues to impress me more and more each time I see him,” Babcock told Rutgers Wire.

“He seems to be improving at a great rate. His size and ability to create off the dribble are unique, and he’s been playing with a lot of confidence.”

Harper is a consensus five-star and is the No. 2 recruit in the 2024 class.

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Babcock is a former collegiate player at Arizona who is now an NBA draft analyst for Babcock Hoops.

In this recent interview, Babcock also projected if Harper will be a one-and-done at Rutgers or if he would need multiple years in college to be ready for the NBA draft.

“Although there’s a lot of time between now and the point Harper would need to make a decision,” Babcock said,

“I expect he will be one-and-done. And he’s certainly near the top of the list of prospects for his class in my book.”

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Chet Holmgren refusing to provide medicals to certain teams, per Basketball News

“That could suggest that his agents are trying to manipulate the draft and direct (Holmgren) to a specific spot.”

During a Q&A session with Basketball News’ draft expert Matt Babcock,  he said he has heard Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren is refusing to share his medical records to some teams.

“I also heard that Holmgren has not provided teams medical information (at least most of the teams), and did not do the NBA’s heart screening. That could suggest that his agents are trying to manipulate the draft and direct (Holmgren) to a specific spot, which is probably the most likely scenario. I don’t know which team that would be though.”

This comes off the heels of The Ringer’s Ryen Russillo mentioning on his podcast that Holmgren and his agent Bill Duffy want to be drafted by the Thunder. Russillo also mentioned that Duffy is a very powerful person in the NBA, hinting he could make it work.

Las Vegas sportsbooks updated their odds on Wednesday, making the first pick, held by the Orlando Magic, a toss-up between Jabari Smith Jr. and Holmgren. With these two reports coming out on Thursday, it’s hard not to see this being a tactical move by Holmgren’s camp to avoid being drafted by the Magic.

The 2022 NBA draft is scheduled to take place on June 23.

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