2018 NBA Draft Early Entry Thread

[SUintheVille]

Summary list from NBA Sports 2 days ago:

DECLARED, SIGNING WITH AGENT

• RAWLE ALKINS, Arizona. DEANDRE AYTON, Arizona. MARVIN BAGLEY III, Duke. MO BAMBA, Texas
• MILES BRIDGES, Michigan State. ERIC DAVIS JR., Texas. AARON HOLIDAY, UCLA. BRANDON MCCOY, UNLV
• JACK MCVEIGH, Nebraska. DE’ANTHONY MELTON, USC. CHIMEZIE METU, USC. MICHAEL PORTER Jr., Missouri
• ANFERNEE SIMONS, High School. ALLONZO TRIER, Arizona. TRAE YOUNG, Oklahoma

TESTING THE WATERS

• DENG ADEL, Louisville. KOSTAS ANTETOKOUNMPO, Dayton. KEITA BATES-DIOP, Ohio State. BRUCE BROWN, Miami
• ISAAC COPELAND JR., Nebraska. CARSEN EDWARDS, Purdue. JARREY FOSTER, SMU. ROBERT FRANKS, Washington State
• JAYLEN HANDS, UCLA. JALEN HUDSON, Florida. SHAKE MILTON, SMU. JOSH OKOGIE, Georgia Tech
• JAMES PALMER JR., Nebraska. SHAMORIE PONDS, St. John’s. KERWIN ROACH II, Texas. ADMIRAL SCHOFIELD, Tennessee
• LANDRY SHAMET, Wichita State. RAY SPALDING, Louisville. NICK WARD, Michigan State. ANDRIEN WHITE, Charlotte
• LINDELL WIGGINTON, Iowa State. JUSTIN WRIGHT-FOREMAN, Hofstra. OMER YURTSEVEN, NC State

RETURNING TO SCHOOL
DANIEL GAFFORD, Arkansas

STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM
KYLE ALEXANDER, Tennessee. NICKEIL ALEXANDER-WALKER, Virginia Tech. TYUS BATTLE, Syracuse. MIKAL BRIDGES, Villanova. O’SHAE BRISSETT, Syracuse. TROY BROWN, Oregon. JALEN BRUNSON, Villanova. TONY CARR, Penn State. WENDELL CARTER Jr., Duke. TERENCE DAVIS, Mississippi. HAMIDOU DIALLO, Kentucky. DONTE DIVINCENZO, Villanova. TREVON DUVAL, Duke. JACOB EVANS, Cincinnati. MELVIN FRAZIER, Tulane. WENYEN GABRIEL, Kentucky. SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER, Kentucky. RUI HACHIMURA, Gonzaga. DONTA HALL, Alabama. ETHAN HAPP, Wisconsin. DJ HOGG, Texas A&M. ARIC HOLMAN, Mississippi State. KEVIN HUERTER, Maryland. DEANDRE HUNTER, Virginia. JAREN JACKSON, Michigan State. JUSTIN JACKSON, Maryland. HERB JONES, Alabama. SAGABA KONATE, West Virginia. KEVIN KNOX, Kentucky. MATUR MAKER, High School. CALEB MARTIN, Nevada. CODY MARTIN, Nevada. MARKIS MCDUFFIE, Wichita State. JAMES PALMER, Nebraska. JOHN PETTY, Alabama. JONTAY PORTER, Missouri. JOSH REAVES, Penn State. JEROME ROBINSON, Boston College. COLLIN SEXTON, Alabama. D’MARCUS SIMONDS, Georgia State. LANDRY SHAMET, Wichita State. ZHAIRE SMITH, Texas Tech. KHYRI THOMAS, Creighton. MATISSE THYBULLE, Washington. KILLIAN TILLIE, Gonzaga. GARY TRENT Jr., Duke. JARRED VANDERBILT, Kentucky
MOE WAGNER, Michigan. LONNIE WALKER IV, Miami. PJ WASHINGTON, Kentucky. AUSTIN WILEY, Auburn. KRIS WILKES, UCLA. ROBERT WILLIAMS, Texas A&M.

 

[PauliePeppas]

Robinson and Bowman from BC declared. Would expect at least one to stay in

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Mike Waters‏

89 college players have now indicated they will enter the NBA draft. 31 have said they will sign with agent. (Note: Only 60 or so will get invited to NBA combine).

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[SUOrangeSU]

Oregon freshman Troy Brown to enter 2018 NBA draft

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[jdubs30]

Huge blow for KU

 

[SU Dreaming]

the more kids that go, the better the chance that Tyus stays especially with 2 guards

 

[PauliePeppas]

Huge blow for KU

They will be more than fine. Charlie Moore, Dotson , Grimes, Vick and thats not including Langford who I now think they will get. Ridiculous talent at guard

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Footey04]

I think battle is going to come back seriously!!!!

 

[pearl31]

find the Duval one a bit surprising - did not show much this year (in fact his shooting was pretty terrible) - is he even 1st round?

 

[pearl31]

I think battle is going to come back seriously!!!!

why do you think that?

 

[Footey04]

why do you think that?

I don’t think he’s a 1st rounder and him not declaring yet means he is really thinking of coming back imo

 

[pearl31]

I don’t think he’s a 1st rounder and him not declaring yet means he is really thinking of coming back imo

lots of dudes that are obviously going to declare haven't yet-
Tyus is borderline 1st round and probably feels like his workouts/eval will move him to safely 1st round

 

[Deano]

the more kids that go, the better the chance that Tyus stays especially with 2 guards

You already said he was gone -
Battle’s status

 

[Fly Rodder]

SI mock from a couple of days ago has Battle at 50.

 

[Trueblue25]

You already said he was gone -
Battle’s status

To his defense, more guards are seeming to declare than expected. Duval was likely 50/50 and works against Tyus.

 

[Alsacs]

Battle is going to declare even if he doesn’t sign with an agent.
He should see where his stock is.
He will get invited to the combine and that will tell us all we know.

 

[SU Dreaming]

You already said he was gone -
Battle’s status

yes, that's what i was told, right now we are in holding pattern, gone dark

 

[Deano]

yes, that's what i was told, right now we are in holding pattern, gone dark

That's the problem with your posts. You seem so adamant that you are 100% spot on then something might change and you back track from it.

 

[dasher]

That's the problem with your posts. You seem so adamant that you are 100% spot on then something might change and you back track from it.

That is the way these things run. What is set in stone one day sometimes changes the next day. Let me give you a hypo question. All of us want another player for next year. It seems that the staff doesn't from what I am being told. But what if we got a transfer that had to sit out next year? How would that figure in to getting a player for next year?

 

[Deano]

That is the way these things run. What is set in stone one day sometimes changes the next day. Let me give you a hypo question. All of us want another player for next year. It seems that the staff doesn't from what I am being told. But what if we got a transfer that had to sit out next year? How would that figure in to getting a player for next year?

You are missing the point Dash

 

[Bayside44]

That's the problem with your posts. You seem so adamant that you are 100% spot on then something might change and you back track from it.

Dreaming has been a hell of a get for the board. Life's fluid, appreciate the insight he has.