It’s been over a week since the NBA Draft Withdrawal Deadline, a crucial point in the pre-draft process where players must decide whether to stay in the draft or return to college. With that settled, the usual suspects stood pat, but the mock drafts remained volatile.
It’s a flat draft. Take someone like Kel’el Ware, a 5-star high school recruit who faced a setback in his freshman year at Oregon but bounced back with a strong performance at Indiana. He’s a prime example of the unpredictable nature of this draft, with projections ranging from mid-lottery to the early second-round range.