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Michigan Basketball: Projecting U-M’s starting lineup with Nojel Eastern

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 08: Nojel Eastern #20 of the Purdue Boilermakers shoots a free throw in the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall on February 08, 2020 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Michigan basketball picked up a surprise transfer in former Purdue guard Nojel Eastern and here’s how he fits in the lineup either this year or next.

It’s been a crazy offseason for the Michigan basketball program. There’s no other way around it.

The Wolverines missed out on two five-star recruits most believed would be part of their 2020 class and then three underclassmen left the program as David DeJulius, Colin Castleton and Cole Bajema all transferred.