Each and every one of the Kentucky Wildcats’ NBA Draft-eligible players will submit their name for the big day in June, according to tweets from head coach John Calipari.
With that being said, every player who is eligible for the draft, including our walk-ons, will submit their names for the NBA Draft …
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) March 23, 2016
… in hopes of being invited to the combine in May.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) March 23, 2016
The new rule states they can submit their name a total of three times. If they choose to withdraw, they have until 10 days after the combine
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) March 23, 2016
It's a true win-win for the student-athlete.
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) March 23, 2016
In other words, essentially every Kentucky player is submitting their name for the NBA Draft because of the new rule that Calipari cited, and why wouldn’t they? It used to be that college basketball players would declare for the draft shortly after the NCAA Tournament, but would only have until a random date in April well before the NBA Scouting Combine in May to withdraw their name from the draft class.
Simply put, if a player had second thoughts past the deadline, they were basically screwed.
But the new system is borderline flawless. Players can now basically submit their names and basically get a free assessment from scouts since they have until 10 days after the combine to withdraw, so they have an idea of what they need to work on for the coming season, or if they should transfer to a new program so they can improve the most as players.
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