What’s More Likely for Miles Sadler? One-and-Done or Four-Year Starter at WVU?

Predicting the future of incoming freshman guard Miles Sadler.

Miles Sadler

Miles Sadler is one of the best players in all of high school basketball, and I don't expect that it to take long for him to become one of the best players in college basketball. He's incredibly gifted and advanced in the way he sees the game.

There's only one thing that is going to be viewed as a negative when it comes to the next level (the NBA), and that's his height. WVU has him listed at 6-foot, but he's probably somewhere between 5'11" and 6''0". Regardless, it's going to be a major concern for NBA front offices.

So this is why I bring up the question — is it more likely that he's a one-and-done or that he stays all four years at WVU, becomes a legendary player, and then goes off to the association?

My pick is the ladder

Miles Sadler

I don't doubt Sadler's ability whatsoever. If he's 6'2" or 6'3", I'm not even sure this would be much of a question, assuming he was productive and stayed healthy. I don't fully agree that a player should be viewed differently because of his size, because that's something he's dealt with his entire life, and yet he's still one of the best prospects in the game.

Unfortunately, NBA GMs and scouts are very stubborn and don't like to take many chances on small guards. As a matter of fact, there have been only four players selected in the NBA draft in the past ten years who were listed under 6-feet or under — Carsen Edwards, Tremont Waters, Davion Mitchell, and Aaron Holiday.

The NIL factor

Miles Sadler

In years past, a player of Sadler's caliber may have taken a chance after a year or two to go and get paid. Now? A school most likely has the funds, which WVU does, to keep a player like Sadler in place, giving him a deal worth just as much, if not more than, what he would get being taken late in the first round or anywhere in the second.

Sadler will put up strong numbers as a true freshman, but will they be strong enough for NBA teams to look past the size and have a high grade on him that will convince him to declare and stay in the 2027 draft? That part I'm unsure of.

On the other hand, I'm not fully convinced that he will be a four-year (or five, if the eligibility rule passes) guy. All factors point to Sadler being in Morgantown for more than a year, though, and for WVU fans, that means there's a great chance to build something special very soon.