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The offseason for Oklahoma Sooners basketball is not even a week old but it has already featured lots of interesting developments. It started yesterday morning with freshman guard Trey Phipps entering the transfer portal and then was followed up with the massive news that head coach Lon Kruger would be retiring after 10 years with the program.
Now, a very interesting situation has come about on Friday as sophomore guard De’Vion Harmon has announced that he is going to enter the 2021 NBA Draft. While this news will come as a surprise to many who expected Harmon back next season, it is extremely important to know the context of the decision and what exactly it means.
https://twitter.com/DeVionHarmon11/status/1375541616509861893?s=20
Thanks to rules altered just a few years ago, Harmon is able to enter the draft and still pull out and return to school at anytime in the process. That includes after the draft has concluded, should he go unselected by an NBA franchise.
Harmon, as of now, is not expected to be drafted. So, the most likely scenario here is he will go through the combine and get feedback from scouts before returning to Norman. Or, not be picked by a team and come back to college after that.
This is developing situation that will certainly garner lots of attention and Sooners Wire will continue to provide more updates on this story throughout the process.
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