Paul Mulcahy

NBA Announces 108 Withdrawals From Early Entrant List

A total of 108 players have notified the NBA that they wish to be removed from the list of early entrants eligible for the 2023 NBA draft, the league announced (via Twitter).

The NCAA’s early entry withdrawal deadline passed Wednesday night at 10:59 pm CT, so players wishing to retain their college eligibility had to remove their names from the draft pool by that point.

The league’s own withdrawal deadline is 4:00 pm CT on June 12, so more players will be taking their names out of consideration in the coming days. That deadline will feature international prospects as well as domestic players who didn’t compete in college.

You can check out our updated list of all early entrants who have withdrawn, as well as those who plan to remain in the draft, right here.

Several reporters were on top of players withdrawing, but a handful of prospects either slipped through the cracks or we simply missed them. They are as follows:

Gradey Dick, Colby Jones, Others Declare For NBA Draft

Kansas freshman guard Gradey Dick announced on ESPN’s NBA Today on Friday that he has decided to enter the 2023 NBA draft and go pro, forgoing his remaining NCAA eligibility, writes Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

Dick had a solid year in his first and only college season, averaging 14.1 PPG and 5.1 RPG with a shooting line of .442/.403/.854 in 36 games (32.7 MPG) for the Jayhawks. He projects as a potential lottery pick, according to Givony, who has Dick ranked at No. 11 on his latest big board. Givony describes the 6’8″ wing as a player with “a high floor and plenty of upside left to tap into.”

Meanwhile, Xavier guard Colby Jones announced on Instagram that he’ll declare for the draft following a junior year in which he put up 15.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, and 4.4 APG with solid shooting percentages of 50.9% from the floor and 37.8% on three-pointers. He’ll forgo his remaining eligibility and go pro too, he confirms to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports (Twitter link).

Givony, who has Jones ranked 29th overall at ESPN, writes that his “passing ability and all-around feel for the game” are two of his most appealing traits as a prospect, adding that he has also shown defensive toughness.

Finally, Houston guard Marcus Sasser also intends to enter the draft and it sounds like he’ll forgo his final year of eligibility. The announcement he made on Instagram includes no indication that he’s leaving the door open to return to school.

Sasser averaged 17.0 PPG, 3.0 APG, and 2.8 RPG on .438/.399/.826 shooting across 48 games (31.1 MPG) during his final two years with the Cougars. He currently comes in as the No. 36 prospect on ESPN’s top-100 list.

Here are more of the prospects who recently declared for the 2023 draft:

Expected to remain in draft:

Testing the draft waters: