NBA Execs are saying Rawle should stay in school - UPDATED

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"I love how hard he plays, but he doesn't really have a position."

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Even More from Jeff Goodman

Q. What do you guys think about the two other guys from Arizona that are going to be there this week, Kobi Simmons and Rawle Alkins, who still has the option to return, of course.
FRASCHILLA: Yeah, I've been around those guys at camps. You know, I really like Rawle. I think Rawle is going to play in the NBA, it's just a matter of where does he want his draft stock to be now or in the future. But he's kind of like — I don't know if this is a good comparison, but he reminds me an awful lot as a player of Lance Stevenson. I don't want to infer at all that he's got the same stuff that Lance occasionally has off the court. But he reminds me of Lance, and Kobi fashioned himself as a point guard coming into college, and I don't think he's a point guard, and now that he's in, you might not hear from him for a couple of years, but the kid does have athleticism and talent, and let's not forget, when PJC and Trier weren't on the court, he wasn't bad early in the season.

GOODMAN: Yeah, I think Kobi–

Q. Such a weird finish to the season for him and the kind of bigs we saw out of the rotation and does this raise questions going into this process?
GOODMAN: He had questions. That's the thing is I think he came in with questions. The interview process will actually be very important I think for both those guys, but Kobi especially. You know, Rawle has got a chance certainly to be a second rounder. I don't see him getting in the first round this year. Most NBA guys I talked to said he should come back. But it's further complicated for him of Cam Johnson coming in and what happens with Bowen and Trier is obviously back for a full year, so if you're Rawle Alkins, again, you've got to stay patient, and it may not be after two years. It could be after four years, then you're a first-round pick. But if he's patient, that could happen, or he comes out now and ends up bouncing back and forth between the D-League. Who knows.

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I was reading Paul Biancardi's twitter feed and he was saying the decisions of Rawle and Frank jackson could be playing a role in Duval's decision. It doesn't make a whole lot of since to me that Rawle would factor into his decision considering they wouldn't be competing for the same position.