2025 NBA Draft: Early entry decisions
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A few interesting decisions today.
Another member of the Fighting Illini is OAD: Will Riley, who is projected as a first rounder despite coming off the bench for most of the year.
A name I wasn't very familiar with, but apparently NBA scouts are, is South Carolina's Collin Murray-Boyles, a projected first rounder who is on his way to the draft.
Meanwhile, Purdue's Braden Smith officially announced he's returning to the Boilermakers for his senior year. Smith would've been a two-way contract kind of guy, so that isn't all that surprising. But given he's potentially an early front runner for the Wooden Award, there was speculation (who knows whether it was based in reality or not) that he might be interested in going on the open market for an NIL payday. Instead, his return probably cements Purdue as a pre-season Top 5 team based on their returning core aloneāone that had a ceiling of nearly beating Houston in the Sweet 16, but a floor as a middle-of-the-pack B1G team during the regular season.
Another member of the Fighting Illini is OAD: Will Riley, who is projected as a first rounder despite coming off the bench for most of the year.
A name I wasn't very familiar with, but apparently NBA scouts are, is South Carolina's Collin Murray-Boyles, a projected first rounder who is on his way to the draft.
Meanwhile, Purdue's Braden Smith officially announced he's returning to the Boilermakers for his senior year. Smith would've been a two-way contract kind of guy, so that isn't all that surprising. But given he's potentially an early front runner for the Wooden Award, there was speculation (who knows whether it was based in reality or not) that he might be interested in going on the open market for an NIL payday. Instead, his return probably cements Purdue as a pre-season Top 5 team based on their returning core aloneāone that had a ceiling of nearly beating Houston in the Sweet 16, but a floor as a middle-of-the-pack B1G team during the regular season.
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Florida's Alex Condon, projected as a late first rounder, is entering his name into the draft but seems to be legitimately 50/50 on whether or not to stay in:
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Itās official: Wolf is going pro, notably NOT maintaining his college eligibility.
Michigan star 7-footer Wolf to enter NBA draft
Michigan's Danny Wolf, a projected first-round pick, told ESPN he will enter the 2025 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility.
Whether Michigan is the preseason Top 5 team theyāre projected as in many Way Too Early rankings now depends heavily on whether Yaxel Lendeborg ends up in Ann Arbor or the NBA.
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How does one forgo their college eligibility these days? It used to be by hiring an agent but that's no longer against the rules.Itās official: Wolf is going pro, notably NOT maintaining his college eligibility.
Michigan star 7-footer Wolf to enter NBA draft
Michigan's Danny Wolf, a projected first-round pick, told ESPN he will enter the 2025 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility.www.espn.com
Whether Michigan is the preseason Top 5 team theyāre projected as in many Way Too Early rankings now depends heavily on whether Yaxel Lendeborg ends up in Ann Arbor or the NBA.
Maybe his agent is not "sanctioned" by the NCAA?
I thought there was some kind of requirement for this.King of Defense
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Skip a lot of classes?
Of note for our Proctor early entry watch, JoJo Tugler is returning to Houston. Sam Vecenie had Tugler 1 spot (#36) above Proctor (#37) on his Big Board (paywall). Each returnee ahead of him makes it more likely that Tyrese slides up to the beginning of Round 2.
In.