Quote Originally Posted by Caveat View Post
Tough to tell, at this point. Most NBA mocks I've seen have him being taken somewhere in the mid 20s. The 2014-2015 NBA rookie pay scale for a pick in that range is $1.3M (120% of base $1.09M at pick #23) to $756,000 (80% of base $946,000 at pick #27).

That's great money, but it's not "blow you away" money -- and it's also far enough down the board that there would be SOME worry about falling out of the first round entirely (and remember, only 1st round picks get guaranteed contracts in the NBA). If Semaj comes back, works on his outside shooting in the offseason, and can improve himself into the 15-18 pick range, he'll be looking at lock-down guaranteed contract at over $1M per year.

Assuming Maj's draft status remains unchanged between now and the end of the tourney, he's going to have a difficult decision to make IMO.
No rookie is making "blow you away" money. And no matter how long he stays, Semaj will never climb enough to be a top 10 pick. If I was him I would definitely leave. If he likes college/Xavier/Cincinnati, then by all means, stay. But his draft situation isn't necessarily going to change much if he stays another year or two. Players are just as likely to improve in the NBA that they are in college, might as well get paid for it.