Marcus Smart To Return To Oklahoma State

APRIL 26TH: According to Aran Smith of NBADraft.net (Twitter link), "word on the street" suggests that Smart is second-guessing his decision to forgo the draft. While Smith says not to be shocked if Smart changes his mind, for now the junior guard remains on track to return to Oklahoma State. He'll have until Sunday night to finalize his decision.

APRIL 16TH: We just heard that the Oklahoma State basketball program scheduled a press conference for tomorrow afternoon and now we know why.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, Cowboys guard Marcus Smart will return to Stillwater for his sophomore season (Twitter link).  This is a big surprise because, as Wojnarowski points out, Smart was on his way to being a top five selection in June.  This makes an already weak top of the draft even weaker.

Chad Ford of ESPN thinks that Smart would have gone top three, tweeting that he is the first player since Blake Griffin to return to school with that high a draft projection.  Ford calls Smart a "different" kid who values winning and college experience.  With Smart out of the mix, Ford will elevate Trey Burke to the top point guard spot on his board (Twitter links). 

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