Top prospect Anfernee Simons will enter the 2018 NBA draft rather than heading to college, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Bobby Petriella tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
Simons, who will be one year removed from high school this June, has spent the last year at IMG Academy in Florida. He had been eligible to play college ball next season and was being recruited by North Carolina State and Tennessee, among others, per Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com (Twitter link). However, Simons has instead decided to go pro.
A 6’4″ guard out of Orlando, Simons is currently ranked 23rd on Jonathan Givony’s big board at ESPN.com. In his most recent mock draft, Givony has Simons coming off the board at No. 19 to the Jazz, noting that the 18-year-old is one of the least NBA-ready players in the draft, but will intrigue teams “due to his combination of youth, explosiveness and shot-making prowess.”
Ricky O’Donnell of SBNation and Jeremy Woo of SI.com took in-depth looks at Simons earlier this season, so be sure to check out those pieces for more info on the young guard.