In case any Michigan basketball fans were wondering, Kobe Bufkin and Jett Howard are each projected as first-rounders for the 2023 NBA draft.
There’s a lot of drama surrounding the NBA draft withdrawal deadline which comes essentially late Wednesday night. However, there’s no drama for Michigan basketball.
At least none that has to do with former Michigan basketball players. There’s no question that Kobe Bufkin and Jett Howard are keeping their names in the draft. That was clear from the moment they made their announcements and the mock drafts show why.
In the latest mock draft from ESPN, Bufkin and Howard failed to make the NBA draft lottery, but each is comfortably selected in the first round of the 2023 NBA draft.