Why are people getting fired up about this? I think we really have to look at this from a developmental standpoint. While it's easy to sit there and say "we could use Walker's athleticism" and "Hudson deserves to be on an NBA roster" how practically is this going to work? Paul played 35 minutes last night, Ray played 34, and Daniels played 25. That isn't going to change. Similarly, Rondo played 32 minutes and House played 14. Simply put, unless Walker can beat out Daniels and Hudson can beat out House, they're not going to play any minutes here but garbage minutes, and is that really worth it?
Furthermore, while some people may have high opinions of these guys, they have proven absolutely nothing in the NBA thus far. They certainly don't deserve any special accommodations, no matter how old they are.
Sometimes it's just best to let young guys play. Look what the Sox did with Buccholtz. He pitched his no-hitter then was in Triple A the next year because there wasn't a rotation spot for him.
Let them go down, work on their games, and if the opportunity arises later for them to play, they'll be all the more ready.
It's disrespectful to Lester. Its also a question of merit. It doesn't sit right that a trash player like Giddens gets to travel and practice with the team and call himself an NBA player at the expense of someone far more worthy (Hudson).
That's a ridiculous statement. While you may have liked what you saw from Hudson in the summer league, preseason, and trash minutes, as of this second, Hudson has proven no more than Giddens has. Might that change? Sure. But it hasn't yet.
Hudson is the second to last pick in the draft on arguably the most talented team in the NBA. It wouldn't be a sign of "disrespect" to send him to the Developmental League. And even if it was, who cares? He's a rookie who should be happy enough he has an NBA contract.
Giddens has looked terrible almost every minute he's spent on the floor. Hudson has looked like a guy who can contribute right away. That's proving more right off the bat.
Its disrespect because they are sending him down to a relatively pathetic league and keeping a much, much worse player on the active roster. If you were good enough to be 10th man on a team, but you got sent to JV, and some other kid who's way worse than you got to stay on Varsity, even as 12th man, wouldn't that p1ss you off? Because its disrspectful.
His draft number means nothing. He's better than Giddens which is what matters here.
There's no reason for him to be happy with an NBA contract. In fact, he'd be screwed with that mentality. "Oh, I've barely crept over the fringe of my goal. I guess I'm satisfied with that. Time to stop working bye."