Below is a fluid list of Early Entrant candidates for the 2018 NBA Draft based on various sources, interviews and media reports.
This list will be updated going forward. Click on the player’s name for the linked story or Tweet.
The NBA’s Early Entry eligibility deadline is April 22. The NBA Draft Combine runs May 16-20 in Chicago. June 11 is the last day that college players who have entered early could withdraw and return to their school for another year. The Draft is on June 21 in New York.
PLAYERS EXPECTED TO SIGN WITH AN AGENT
Deng Adel, 6-8, Junior, Louisville
Rawle Alkins, 6-5, Sophomore, Arizona
DeAndre Ayton, 7-1, Freshman, Arizona
Marvin Bagley, 6-10, Freshman, Duke
LiAngelo Ball, 6-5, Lithuania
Mohamed Bamba, 7-0, Freshman, Texas
Leron Black, 6-7, R-S Junior, Illinois
Keita Bates-Diop, 6-7, Junior, Ohio State
Mikal Bridges, 6-7, RS-Junior, Villanova
Miles Bridges, 6-6, Sophomore, Michigan State
Bruce Brown, 6-5, Sophomore, Miami (FL)
Troy Brown, 6-7, Freshman, Oregon
Tony Carr, 6-5, Sophomore, Penn State
Wendell Carter, 6-10, Freshman, Duke
Marcus Derrickson, 6-7, Junior, Georgetown
Hamidou Diallo, 6-6, Freshman, Kentucky
Trevon Duval, 6-3, Freshman, Duke
Drew Eubanks, 6-10, Junior, Oregon State
Jacob Evans, 6-6, Junior, Cincinnati
Robert Franks, 6-8, Junior, Washington State
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 6-6, Freshman, Kentucky
Mustapha Heron, 6-5, Sophomore, Auburn
DJ Hogg, 6-9, Junior, Texas A&M
Aaron Holiday, 6-1, Junior, UCLA
Jaren Jackson Jr., 6-11, Freshman, Michigan State
Justin Jackson, 6-7, Sophomore, Maryland
Kevin Knox, 6-8, Freshman, Kentucky
Terry Larrier, 6-8, Junior, UConn
Brandon McCoy, 6-10, Freshman, UNLV
William McDowell-White, 6-5, Germany
De’Anthony Melton, 6-3, Junior, USC
Chimezie Metu, 6-10, Junior, USC
Shake Milton, 6-6, Junior, SMU
Doral Moore, 7-1, Junior, Wake Forest
Malik Newman, 6-3, Sophomore, Kansas
Michael Porter Jr., 6-10, Freshman, Missouri
Billy Preston, 6-10, Freshman
Mitchell Robinson, 6-11, Freshman
Brandon Sampson, 6-5, Junior, LSU
Corey Sanders, 6-0, Junior, Rutgers
Collin Sexton, 6-3, Freshman, Alabama
Landry Shamet, 6-4, Sophomore, Wichita State
Anfernee Simons, 6-0, Senior (HS), IMG Academy (FL)
Ray Spalding, 6-10, Junior, Louisville
Zhaire Smith, 6-5, Freshman, Texas Tech
Gary Trent Jr., 6-6, Freshman, Duke
Allonzo Trier, 6-5, Junior, Arizona
LaGerald Vick, 6-5, Junior, Kansas
Moritz Wagner, 6-11, Junior, Michigan
Lonnie Walker, 6-5, Freshman, Miami (FL)
Robert Williams, 6-10, Sophomore, Texas A&M
Trae Young, 6-2, Freshman, Oklahoma
PLAYERS TESTING THE NBA DRAFT WATERS
Esa Ahmad, 6-8, Junior, West Virginia
Kostas Antetokounmpo, 6-10, Freshman, Dayton
Udoka Azubuike, 7-0, Sophomore, Kansas
Tyus Battle, 6-5, Sophomore, Syracuse
Ky Bowman, 6-1, Sophomore, Boston College
Barry Brown, 6-3, Junior, Kansas State
Tookie Brown, 5-11, Junior, Georgia Southern
Chris Clemons, 5-9, Junior, Campbell
Jordan Caroline, 6-7, Junior, Nevada
Kameron Chatman, 6-9, Junior, Detroit
Haanif Cheatham, 6-9, Junior, Marquette
Tyler Cook, 6-8, Sophomore, Iowa
Isaac Copeland Jr., 6-9, Junior, Nebraska
Jon Davis, 6-2, Junior, Charlotte
Terence Davis, 6-4, Junior, Ole Miss
Tyler Davis, 6-10, Sophomore, Texas A&M
Noah Dickerson, 6-8, Junior, Washington
Donte DiVincenzo, 6-5, RS-Sophomore, Villanova
Torin Dorn, 6-6, Junior, NC State
Nojel Eastern, 6-6, Freshman, Purdue
Carsen Edwards, 6-1, Sophomore, Purdue
Jon Elmore, 6-3, Junior, Marshall
Bruno Fernando, 6-10, Freshman, Maryland
Jarrey Foster, 6-6, Junior, SMU
Melvin Frazier Jr., 6-6, Junior, Tulane
Wenyen Gabriel, 6-9, Sophomore, Kentucky
Tyler Hall, 6-4, Junior, Montana State
Jaylen Hands, 6-3, Freshman, UCLA
Ethan Happ, 6-10, Junior, Wisconsin
Jalen Hudson, 6-6, Junior, Florida
Dewan Huell, 6-11, Sophomore, Miami (FL)
Kevin Huerter, 6-7, Sophomore, Maryland
Tramaine Isabell, 6-1, Junior, Drexel
DeAngelo Isby, 6-2, Junior, Utah State
Justin James, 6-7, Junior, Wyoming
Zach Johnson, 6-9, Junior, Florida Gulf Coast
Christian Keeling, 6-4, Sophomore, Charleston Southern
Sagaba Konate, 6-8, Sophomore, West Virginia
Caleb Martin, 6-7, Junior, Nevada
Cody Martin, 6-7, Junior, Nevada
Charles Matthews, 6-6, Junior, Michigan
Luke Maye, 6-8, Junior, North Carolina
Jalen McDaniels, 6-10, Freshman, San Diego State
Shake Milton, 6-6, Junior, SMU
Elijah Minnie, 6-9, Junior, Eastern Michigan
Shelton Mitchell, 6-3, Junior (RS), Clemson
Takal Molson, 6-6, Freshman, Canisius
Juwan Morgan, 6-8, Junior, Indiana
Matt Morgan, 6-5, Junior, Cornell
Isaiah Moss, 6-5, Sophomore, Iowa
Josh Okogie, 6-4, Sophomore, Georgia Tech
James Palmer Jr., 6-6, Junior, Nebraska
Shamorie Ponds, 6-1, Sophomore, St. John’s
Jontay Porter, 6-11, Freshman, Missouri
Marcquise Reed, 6-3, Junior (RS), Clemson
Trayvon Reed, 7-2, Junior, Texas Southern
Isaiah Reese, 6-5, Sophomore, Canisius
Kerwin Roach, 6-4, Junior, Texas
Jerome Robinson, 6-6, Junior, Boston College
Quinton Rose, 6-8, Sophomore, Temple
Micah Seaborn, 6-5, Junior Monmouth
Admiral Schofield, 6-5, Junior, Tennessee
Chris Silva, 6-9, Junior, South Carolina
Omari Spellman, 6-9, Freshman, Villanova
Max Strus, 6-6, Junior, DePaul
Khyri Thomas, 6-3, Junior, Creighton
Reid Travis, 6-8, Junior, Stanford
Jarred Vanderbilt, 6-9, Freshman, Kentucky
Christian Vital, 6-2, Sophomore, UConn
Jaylin Walker, 6-1, Junior, Kent State
P.J. Washington, 6-7, Freshman, Kentucky
Nick Ward, 6-8, Sophomore, Michigan State
Nick Weatherspoon, 6-2, Freshman, Mississippi State
Andrien White, 6-3, Junior, Charlotte
Lindell Wigginton, 6-2, Freshman, Iowa State
Austin Wiley, 6-11, Sophomore, Auburn
Justin Wright-Foreman, 6-0, Junior, Hofstra
Omer Yurtseven, 7-0, Sophomore, NC State
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