According to Yahoo! Marc J. Spears, several NBA executives believe the timing of the suspension of Baylor freshman Perry Jones III will have little impact on where Jones goes in the draft.

“He’s a young player being talked about in the top five because of his upside and what he will become – not because he was going to be MVP of the Big 12 tournament,” one Eastern Conference executive said.

Jones was suspended for three payments in the form of a loan made from Jones’ AAU coach to Jones’ mother to help her make mortgage payments two years ago. The loans were repaid.

“Those folks made decisions knowing it could affect [Jones’] future and did it anyway,” the Eastern Conference executive said. “It will be curious to see how quickly he will jettison those who bring him down.”