In what way? I'm not glad he's staying because he should be getting paid for what he does and Travis Ford should stop being so damn selfish and Coach Cal this kid. It is ridiculous that anyone would do anything but tell him he has to go when he is a guaranteed top 10 pick. Next years draft is projecting as one of the best in recent memory and that was with Smart leaving in this year's garbage draft.
With the greater disparity in the value of rookie contracts to 2nd contracts, I wonder if a player like Smart wouldn't benefit in the long run to be a mid round pick and play with a better team than to go in the top 10 to somebody like the Bobcats, Kings or Suns (
). Finding your role on a more talented team with good players that can make you look better might be the way to a bigger 2nd contract.
Obviously, the elite guys that can dominate from day 1 like Melo or Kyrie Irving it hasn't mattered but it may benefit the tweeners and guys that need work (like Smart does on his shooting) to do it without the pressure of franchise savior on some of these poorly run franchises that need multiple saviors.
If you think this is some half baked theory of a Mike Beasley fanboi that is trying to explain away him not living up to being the 2nd overall pick you would be correct.