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The NCAA’s draft withdrawal deadline elapsed at midnight on Wednesday, firming up the pool of college prospects for the 2022 draft as a host of other notables chose to return to school at the last minute. The final early-entry deadline is June 13, which is meaningful for international prospects and those no longer considering college. For now, here’s a quick rundown of the key college returners you should know going into next season.
It’s worth prefacing these player updates with a quick note on the shape of the 2022 draft itself, which always becomes a factor in how players make these decisions. The prevailing sense I’ve gotten in conversations with team personnel in recent days is that the draft feels more fluid than usual. Due to an extreme variance of opinion around the NBA on prospects, beginning roughly in the teens, front offices are trying to sift through an overwhelming amount of market uncertainty, which runs all the way into the second round.
