It feels like a foregone conclusion that Jaylen Nowell will test the NBA waters by declaring for the draft but will wait until the May deadline to decide whether to return or forego his college eligibility to play in the NBA.
It would be hard to argue that Nowell needs to stay. He had college career highs in points, field goal and three-point percentage. He finished out the season as the Pac-12 Player of the Year and was a vital piece of the Dawgs’ success.
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Nowell’s defense is average at best, but his calling card is his mid-range game which is as rare as baggy shorts these days.