Let the underclassmen exodus to the NBA begin
April 17, 2008 by Rich Carlson
Filed under Basketball
Following in the footsteps of Michael Beasley, Kansas Jayhawks Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur and UCLA phenom Kevin Love all declared for the NBA draft today.
Rush and Love were expected to declare, but to me, Arthur is a surprise. He averaged 12.8 points and 6.2 rebounds, which are average stats. Arthur did not sign with an agent, so he could always back out and return to school. This is the second time that Rush has declared himself eligible for the draft, so his NCAA eligibility is gone.
Love is one of the top big-men in the draft and could easily be a top 5 pick, depending upon which teams end up in the top 5 of the draft lottery.
I’m sure we’ll here of more underclassmen declaring in the upcoming days.
