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Grant Williams declares for the 2019 NBA Draft

Following Jordan Bone’s lead, Tennessee’s star power forward Grant Williams has decided to declare for the 2019 NBA Draft. Williams, the back to back SEC Player of the Year, can still opt to return to Knoxville for his senior season, as long as he doesn’t sign an agent. He has to make that decision by May 29th.

“I will test the waters and enter the NBA Draft process,” Williams told the media on Tuesday. “I will not forgo my last season at the University of Tennessee with the capability of coming back to finishing what I started here.