It’s easy to say now, in October 2018 that Caris LeVert was a no-brainer as an NBA player ... maybe even more than that. But in December 2015, nothing seemed assured. He had broken his foot for the third time while at Michigan. And although he had first round talent, he didn’t know if his history of injuries would prevent him from even being drafted seven months later.
“I didn’t know where I stood with the NBA Draft. It was up in the air. I didn’t know how significant it would be,” he said of the impact of the injuries.