With March Madness in full swing, the sports world has been yet again enthralled with some outstanding individual performances on the biggest stage in college basketball.
Of course, with teams’ seasons ending and players exiting the NCAA bubble in Indianapolis, Indiana, some notable prospects will begin to look ahead and plan for their respective futures and take the next steps in their basketball careers.
Several high-profile prospects have already started to declare for the 2021 NBA draft in order to test the waters. Others, who are still playing, will eventually reach that point and throw their names into the hat as the collegiate season winds down.
As players look ahead to the 2021 NBA draft, the process this year will look a bit different based on the ongoing circumstances regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Among the changes, seniors will now need to petition the NBA to be draft-eligible this year.
In past seasons, seniors were not required to declare early for the draft. However, with the NCAA granting winter athletes an additional year of eligibility for the 2021-22 season, those seniors must now declare early for the draft.
Rookie Wire took a look at those prospects that have opted to enter the NBA draft as an early-entrant. With a record number of prospects expected to be eligible this year, we will continue to update this list throughout the pre-draft process.