The NBA draft entry deadline has come and gone, leaving a sharper view of what college basketball rosters will look like for the coming season, notably in the Southeastern Conference, where 33 players initially declared for the draft. After the deadline, that number was more than cut in half as only 17 SEC players stayed in the draft.
Here’s an updated glance at the league’s winners and losers from the draft deadline.
FEELING GREAT
LSU
Will Wade sure does live a charmed life. Yes, the Tigers lost talented big man Emmitt Williams to the draft, but their other three prospects all decided to return to Baton Rouge, making LSU a possible preseason SEC favorite when combined with Wade’s top 10 recruiting class.