Junior point guard Carsen Edwards has announced on Twitter that he intends to hire an agent and declare for the 2019 NBA draft, thanking God, his family, his teammates, and the staff at Purdue (specifically mentioning head coach Matt Painter) in the process.
As we’ve noted previously, the hiring of an agent doesn’t necessarily mean that Edwards will forgo his final season of college eligibility. But, based upon the tone and wording of his message on Twitter and Edwards’ lights out performance in the NCAA tournament, it appears highly unlikely that Edwards will return to West Lafayette for his senior season.
Edwards, a two-time All-American and two-time first-team All-Big Ten recipient, averaged 24.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG, and 2.9 APG for the Boilermakers during the 2018/19 season after putting up 18.5 PPG as a sophomore in 2017/18.
ESPN’s Jonathan Givony currently has Edwards ranked 25th overall on his 2019 big board, noting the momentum of his tournament performance (Edwards broke the single-tournament 3-point record with 28, in four games no less) and high-level shot-making ability as factors pushing Edwards into the first-round conversation.
be your own agent. sign a standard contract and save on agent fees.
He does other stuff too. The semifinal games needed more of that sizzle
Kid will b a steal late in the first or early second. Jalen Brunson-Ish.