So here is the way I see this story.
Stauskas and Robinson left early because that is the cool thing to do and the timing was supposedly right. They earned good money but neither will leave the NBA with a legitimate career resume.
Valentine had no chance to leave early, so that is not the comparison.
The comparison is that Valentine's 4 years have him primed to make the same millions, if not more his first three years that Nik and Glenn made, yet he likely has a career in front of him, as Nik and Glenn might have had they done the right thing and not the cool thing and stayed in college.
They left based on potential, not readiness and in this case, the tortoise (Valentine - by choice or not) will win this race by a mile.
Stauskas and Robinson left early because that is the cool thing to do and the timing was supposedly right. They earned good money but neither will leave the NBA with a legitimate career resume.
Valentine had no chance to leave early, so that is not the comparison.
The comparison is that Valentine's 4 years have him primed to make the same millions, if not more his first three years that Nik and Glenn made, yet he likely has a career in front of him, as Nik and Glenn might have had they done the right thing and not the cool thing and stayed in college.
They left based on potential, not readiness and in this case, the tortoise (Valentine - by choice or not) will win this race by a mile.