It’s been reasonable for a while to assume all projected first-round picks will enter and remain in the NBA Draft. In fact, not a single projected first-round pick this year has announced he’s returning to school. Will that change with new NIL rules? Perhaps. But, in recent years, any coach planning to have a projected first-round pick back on campus is a man who was poorly planning. It’s the other guys who have real decisions to make — and the top of the sport is often shaped by those decisions. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error processing your subscription. Take Baylor last season, for instance. The Bears had multiple borderline prospects enter the 2020 NBA Draft before ultimately withdrawing and returning to school. The result was the first national title…
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