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[QUOTE="ROCuse, post: 1004759, member: 3251"]
It's a little confusing.

[I]What's important to note (and has been widely misreported in the media), is that requesting an evaluation from the advisory committee does not constitute entering the draft. In fact, the application form explicitly states that “this application is not a declaration of eligibility for the 2014 NBA draft. A separate letter must be sent to Commission Adam Silver (received by April 27, 2014) declaring eligibility for the 2014 NBA draft. An application form for the 2014 NBA draft will be sent upon receipt of the letter of declaration.”

What that means is that, theoretically, a college player could still wait until April 27th to enter the NBA draft, as these are two separate deadlines, and there seemingly is no benefit at all to entering his name before, particularly since he will lose his NCAA eligibility if he does not remove it before April 15th.

For example, if a player seriously injures himself between April 16th and April 27th, but had already sent a letter to Adam Silver declaring their eligibility for the 2014 NBA Draft, that player would be ineligible to return to school.

While college coaches would obviously love to have all of their answers regarding who will or will not return to their team by April 15th, so they can start their vacation early or get an early jump on next season, realistically there is no reason why an underclassmen wouldn't continue to privately investigate their NBA draft stock until April 27th.[/I]
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