Depends on what you define as day 1. He had hype since going in to year 2 at Murray State. But who knows what happened before that.
Im sure there were plenty of people that told him he wasnt good enough to go pro, especially if he wasnt good enough to go to a D-I Power school.
Im sure there were cats on campus before his freshman season at Murray telling him no way was he on the same level as the other big names coming out of HS.
To do what he has done, from a smaller school, to #2 overall pick, ROY, and fringe NBA-All Star, not many kids have made that kind of leap.
I know he had plenty of doubters early on.