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The NBA announced in March that early entrants who wish to declare for the 2021 NBA draft have until the end of the day on Sunday, May 30 to make that decision official.

In recent years, we’ve generally had over 200 players declare for each draft as early entrants, with fewer than half of those players ultimately keeping their names in the draft and going pro. We can expect that pattern to continue in 2021, with many early entrants declaring before the end of May, and then withdrawing from consideration by the NCAA’s deadline (July 7) or the NBA’s deadline (July 19).

The list of “early” entrants is even bigger than usual this season because the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic. That means seniors who would’ve typically become automatically eligible for the draft now have the option of declaring or remaining in college for an extra year.

We’ll use this post to keep track of reports and announcements on early entrant prospects and their decisions. We’ll archive them all in a running list here, which will be accessible anytime under “Hoops Rumors Features” on the right sidebar of our desktop site, or in the “Features” page found in our mobile menu.

The players below are listed in alphabetical order. If you have any corrections or omissions, please contact us.

Last updated 7-20-21 (8:50pm CT)

College Underclassmen:

Remaining in the draft:

1. Santi Aldama, F, Loyola Maryland (sophomore)
2. Joel Ayayi, G, Gonzaga (junior)
3. Dalano Banton, G, Nebraska (sophomore)
4. Scottie Barnes, F, Florida State (freshman)
5. Charles Bassey, C, Western Kentucky (junior)
6. Giorgi Bezhanishvili, F, Illinois (junior)
7. Brandon Boston Jr., G/F, Kentucky (freshman)
8. James Bouknight, G, UConn (sophomore)
9. Pedro Bradshaw, G/F, Bellarmine (junior)
10. Greg Brown, F, Texas (freshman)
11. Jared Butler, G, Baylor (junior)
12. D.J. Carton, G, Marquette (sophomore)
13. Justin Champagnie, G/F, Pittsburgh (sophomore)
14. Josh Christopher, G, Arizona State (freshman)
15. Sharife Cooper, G, Auburn (freshman)
16. Derek Culver, F/C, West Virginia (junior)
17. Sam Cunliffe, G/F, Evansville (junior)
18. Cade Cunningham, G, Oklahoma State (freshman)
19. Ayo Dosunmu, G, Illinois (junior)
20. David Duke, G, Providence (junior)
21. Nojel Eastern, G, Howard (junior)
22. Kessler Edwards, F, Pepperdine (junior)
23. RaiQuan Gray, F, Florida State (junior)
24. Alan Griffin, G/F, Syracuse (junior)
25. Quentin Grimes, G, Houston (junior)
26. Aaron Henry, G/F, Michigan State (junior)
27. Feron Hunt, F, SMU (junior)
28. Matthew Hurt, F, Duke (sophomore)
29. Nah’Shon Hyland, G, VCU (sophomore)
30. Isaiah Jackson, F, Kentucky (freshman)
31. David Johnson, G, Louisville (sophomore)
32. Jalen Johnson, F, Duke (freshman)
33. Keon Johnson, G, Tennessee (freshman)
34. Kai Jones, F, Texas (sophomore)
35. Balsa Koprivica, C, Florida State (sophomore)
36. A.J. Lawson, G, South Carolina (junior)
37. Scottie Lewis, G, Florida (sophomore)
38. Sterling Manley, F/C, North Carolina (junior)
39. Tre Mann, G, Florida (sophomore)
40. Miles McBride, G, West Virginia (sophomore)
41. Mac McClung, G, Texas Tech (junior)
42. Davion Mitchell, G, Baylor (junior)
43. Evan Mobley, F/C, USC (freshman)
44. Moses Moody, G, Arkansas (freshman)
45. Trey Murphy III, G, Virginia (junior)
46. RJ Nembhard, G, TCU (junior)
47. Joel Ntambwe, F, Texas Tech (sophomore)
48. Jason Preston, G, Ohio (junior)
49. Joshua Primo, G, Alabama (freshman)
50. Neemias Queta, C, Utah State (junior)
51. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, F, Villanova (sophomore)
52. Damion Rosser, G, New Orleans (junior)
53. Day’Ron Sharpe, F/C, North Carolina (freshman)
54. Javonte Smart, G, LSU (junior)
55. Jaden Springer, G, Tennessee (freshman)
56. TJ Starks, G, Cal State Northridge (junior)
57. DJ Steward, G, Duke (freshman)
58. D.J. Stewart, G, Mississippi State (sophomore)
59. Jalen Suggs, G, Gonzaga (freshman)
60. Cameron Thomas, G, LSU (freshman)
61. JT Thor, F, Auburn (freshman)
62. Franz Wagner, G/F, Michigan (sophomore)
63. Kyree Walker, G/F, Hillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) (post-graduate)
64. Duane Washington, G, Ohio State (junior)
65. Trendon Watford, F, LSU (sophomore)
66. Romeo Weems, F, DePaul (sophomore)
67. Joe Wieskamp, G/F, Iowa (junior)
68. Aaron Wiggins, G, Maryland (junior)
69. Brandon Williams, G, Arizona (sophomore)
70. Ziaire Williams, F, Stanford (freshman)
71. Bryce Wills, G/F, Stanford (junior)
72. Marcus Zegarowski, G, Creighton (junior)

Note: Kentucky freshman guard Terrence Clarke declared for the draft and signed with an agent, but was killed in a car accident on April 22.

Withdrew from the draft after testing the waters:

1. Max Abmas, G, Oral Roberts (sophomore)
2. Ochai Agbaji, G, Kansas (junior)
3. Josiah Agnew, G, Denmark Technical College (SC) (freshman)
4. Fardaws Aimaq, F/C, Utah Valley (sophomore)
5. Warith Alatishe, F, Oregon State (junior)
6. Keve Aluma, F, Virginia Tech (junior)
7. Eric Ayala, G, Maryland (junior)
8. Armando Bacot, F, North Carolina (sophomore)
9. Marcus Bagley, F, Arizona State (freshman)
10. Justin Bean, F, Utah State (junior)
11. Izaiah Brockington, G, Penn State (junior)
12. Keyshawn Bryant, F, South Carolina (junior)
13. D.J. Burns Jr., F, Winthrop (sophomore)
14. Maurice Calloo, F, Oregon State (junior)
15. Marcus Carr, G, Minnesota (junior)
16. Colin Castleton, C, Florida (junior)
17. Julian Champagnie, G/F, St. John’s (sophomore)
18. Moussa Cisse, C, Memphis (freshman)
19. Kofi Cockburn, C, Illinois (sophomore)
20. Jermaine Couisnard, G, South Carolina (sophomore)
21. Kendric Davis, G, SMU (junior)
22. Darius Days, F, LSU (junior)
23. Hunter Dickinson, C, Michigan (freshman)
24. Tyson Etienne, G, Wichita State (sophomore)
25. Dawson Garcia, F, Marquette (freshman)
26. Patrick Greene Jr., G, National Park College (AR) (sophomore)
27. Quincy Guerrier, F, Syracuse (sophomore)
28. Jordan Hall, F, St. Joseph’s (freshman)
29. Bryce Hamilton, G, UNLV (junior)
30. De’Vion Harmon, G, Oklahoma (sophomore)
31. Ron Harper Jr., G/F, Rutgers (junior)
32. Trevor Hudgins, G, NW Missouri State (junior)
33. DeVante’ Jones, G, Coastal Carolina (junior)
34. Latrell Jones, G, Portland (junior)
35. Johnny Juzang, G/F, UCLA (sophomore)
36. Miller Kopp, F, Northwestern (junior)
37. E.J. Liddell, F, Ohio State (sophomore)
38. Makur Maker, C, Howard (freshman)
39. Matthew Mayer, G/F, Baylor (junior)
40. Josh Mballa, F, Buffalo (junior)
41. Sean McNeil, G, West Virginia (junior)
42. Isaiah Mobley, F, USC (sophomore)
43. Issa Muhammad, F, Daytona State (FL) (sophomore)
44. Kevin Obanor, F, Oral Roberts (junior)
45. Jordan Phillips, G/F, UT Arlington (junior)
46. Scotty Pippen Jr., G, Vanderbilt (sophomore)
47. Courtney Ramey, G, Texas (junior)
48. Antonio Reeves, G, Illinois State (sophomore)
49. Cody Riley, F, UCLA (junior)
50. Orlando Robinson, F/C, Fresno State (sophomore)
51. Shawn Royal Jr., G/F, Victory Rock Prep (FL) (post-graduate)
52. Kevin Samuel, C, TCU (junior)
53. Marcus Sasser, G, Houston (sophomore)
54. Ronaldo Segu, G, Buffalo (junior)
55. Jaden Shackelford, G, Alabama (sophomore)
56. Terrence Shannon Jr., G/F, Texas Tech (sophomore)
57. Deon Stroud, G, Fresno State (sophomore)
58. C.J. Walker, F, UCF (sophomore)
59. Sahvir Wheeler, G, Georgia (sophomore)
60. Jeenathan Williams, G/F, Buffalo (junior)
61. Trevion Williams, F, Purdue (junior)
62. Jalen Wilson, F, Kansas (freshman)
63. Sidney Wilson, G/F, SIU-Edwardsville (junior)
64. Isaiah Wong, G, Miami (sophomore)

College seniors

Remaining in the draft:

1. Derrick Alston Jr., G/F, Boise State
2. Jose Alvarado, G, Georgia Tech
3. Jonah Antonio, G, Wake Forest
4. Jonathan Baehre, F, Clemson
5. Mitch Ballock, G, Creighton
6. Troy Baxter Jr., F, Morgan State
7. Chudier Bile, F, Georgetown
8. Jahvon Blair, G, Georgetown
9. Isaac Bonton, G, Washington State
10. Chaundee Brown, G, Michigan
11. Marcus Burk, G, IUPUI
12. Jordan Burns, G, Colgate
13. Manny Camper, G/F, Siena
14. Nahziah Carter, G, Washington
15. Arinze Chidom, F, UC-Riverside
16. Matt Coleman III, G, Texas
17. Trevion Crews, G, Bethel (IN)
18. T.J. Crockett, G, Lindenwood (MO)
19. Jalen Crutcher, G, Dayton
20. Oscar Da Silva, F, Stanford
21. Ryan Daly, G, St. Joseph’s
22. Zaccheus Darko-Kelly, G/F, Univ. of Providence (MT)
23. Cartier Diarra, G, Virginia Tech
24. Marek Dolezaj, F, Syracuse
25. Chris Duarte, G, Oregon
26. Ian DuBose, G, Wake Forest
27. Juwan Durham, F, Notre Dame
28. Tahj Eaddy, G, USC
29. Lydell Elmore, F, High Point
30. Romeao Ferguson, G, Lipscomb
31. LJ Figueroa, G, Oregon
32. Aleem Ford, F, Wisconsin
33. Blake Francis, G, Richmond
34. Hasahn French, F, Saint Louis
35. DJ Funderburk, F, N.C. State
36. Ty Gadsden, G, UNC Wilmington
37. Gorjok Gak, C, California Baptist
38. Marcus Garrett, G, Kansas
39. Luka Garza, C, Iowa
40. Samson George, F, Central Arkansas
41. Asante Gist, G, Iona
42. Terrell Gomez, G, San Diego State
43. Jordan Goodwin, G, Saint Louis
44. Justin Gorham, F, Houston
45. Elyjah Goss, F, IUPUI
46. Jayvon Graves, G, Buffalo
47. Quade Green, G, Washington
48. Dou Gueye, F, Louisiana
49. Matt Haarms, C, BYU
50. Javion Hamlet, G, North Texas
51. Deion Hammond, G, Monmouth
52. Amauri Hardy, G, Oregon
53. Romio Harvey, G, Harding University (AR)
54. Sam Hauser, F, Virginia
55. Kashaun Hicks, G/F, Norfolk State
56. Taveion Hollingsworth, G, Western Kentucky
57. Jay Huff, F/C, Virginia
58. Anthony Hughes Jr., G, Millsaps College (MS)
59. Jhivvan Jackson, G, UTSA
60. Loren Cristian Jackson, G, Akron
61. Casdon Jardine, G/F, Hawaii
62. DeJon Jarreau, G, Houston
63. Tristan Jarrett, G, Jackson State
64. Justin Jaworski, G, Lafayette
65. Damien Jefferson, G/F, Creighton
66. Bryson Johnson, G, Univ. of The Ozarks (AR)
67. Carlik Jones, G, Louisville
68. Herb Jones, F, Alabama
69. Corey Kispert, F, Gonzaga
70. Cameron Krutwig, C, Loyola Chicago
71. Matt Lewis, G, James Madison
72. Spencer Littleson, G, Toledo
73. Isaiah Livers, F, Michigan
74. Denzel Mahoney, G/F, Creighton
75. Makuach Maluach, G/F, New Mexico
76. Sandro Mamukelashvili, F/C, Seton Hall
77. Kyle Mangas, G, Indiana Wesleyan
78. JaQuori McLaughlin, G, UCSB
79. Jadyn Michael, F, Colorado Christian
80. Asbjorn Midtgaard, C, Grand Canyon
81. Isaiah Miller, G, UNC Greensboro
82. Damek Mitchell, G, Lewis-Clark State College (ID)
83. Matt Mitchell, F, San Diego State
84. Steffon Mitchell, F, Boston College
85. Ruot Monyyong, F/C, Little Rock
86. Clay Mounce, F, Furman
87. Matthew Moyer, F, George Washington
88. Obadiah Noel, G, UMass-Lowell
89. Kobi Nwandu, F, Niagara
90. Eugene Omoruyi, F, Oregon
91. EJ Onu, F, Shawnee State (OH)
92. Chris Parker, G, Liberty
93. Jock Perry, C, UC-Riverside
94. John Petty Jr., G, Alabama
95. Jamorko Pickett, F, Georgetown
96. Danny Pippen, F, Kent State
97. Yves Pons, G/F, Tennessee
98. Micah Potter, F/C, Wisconsin
99. Brandon Rachal, G/F, Tulsa
100. Austin Reaves, G, Oklahoma
101. Alex Reese, F, Alabama
102. Nate Reuvers, F, Wisconsin
103. Elvin Rodriguez, G, Science & Arts of Oklahoma
104. Colbey Ross, G, Pepperdine
105. Olivier Sarr, C, Kentucky
106. Jordan Schakel, G, San Diego State
107. Taz Sherman, G, West Virginia
108. Devontae Shuler, G, Ole Miss
109. Aamir Simms, F, Clemson
110. Jericho Sims, F/C, Texas
111. Chris Smith, F, UCLA
112. Dru Smith, G, Missouri
113. Justin Smith, F, Arkansas
114. Mike Smith, G, Michigan
115. Anthony Tarke, G/F, Coppin State
116. Jalen Tate, G, Arkansas
117. Terry Taylor, G/F, Austin Peay
118. MaCio Teague, G, Baylor
119. Christian Terrell, G, Sacramento State
120. Koby Thomas, G/F, Coppin State
121. Ethan Thompson, G, Oregon State
122. Jeremiah Tilmon, C, Missouri
123. D’Mitrik Trice, G, Wisconsin
124. Jordy Tshimanga, C, Dayton
125. Justin Turner, G, Bowling Green
126. Chandler Vaudrin, F, Winthrop
127. Eric Vila, F, UTEP
128. Mark Vital, G/F, Baylor
129. M.J. Walker, G, Florida State
130. Keaton Wallace, G, UTSA
131. Josh Washburn, G, Carthage (WI)
132. Isaiah Washington, G, Long Beach State
133. Ibi Watson, G, Dayton
134. Romello White, F, Mississippi
135. Devin Whitfield, G, Lincoln Memorial Univ. (TN)
136. McKinley Wright IV, G, Colorado
137. Moses Wright, F, Georgia Tech

Withdrew from the draft after testing the waters:

1. Geo Baker, G, Rutgers
2. Dalonte Brown, F, Miami (Ohio)
3. Navar Elmore, F, Livingstone (NC)
4. David Jean-Baptiste, G, Chattanooga
5. Jalen Johnson, F, Mississippi State
6. Christiaan Jones, G, Stetson
7. John Knight III, G, Southern Utah
8. Kameron Langley, G, North Carolina A&T
9. Jaizec Lottie, G, Flagler (FL)
10. Loudon Love, F, Wright State
11. Remy Martin, G, Arizona State
12. Kameron McGusty, G, Miami
13. Davion Mintz, G, Kentucky
14. Alex Morales, G, Wagner
15. Darius Perry, G, UCF
16. Quentin Scott, F, Texas State
17. Roman Silva, C, Oregon State
18. Maleek Taylor, F, Allen University (SC)
19. Clyde Trapp, G, Clemson
20. Stanley Umude, G, South Dakota
21. Alonzo Verge Jr., G, Arizona State
22. Richard Washington Jr., G/F, San Jose State
23. Fabian White Jr., F, Houston
24. Keith Williams, G, Cincinnati
25. Jacob Young, G, Rutgers

International players

Note: The country indicates where the player had been playing, not necessarily where he was born.

Remaining in the draft:

1. Juhann Begarin, G/F, France (born 2002)
2. Vrenz Bleijenbergh, G/F, Belgium (born 2000)
3. Biram Faye, F/C, Spain (born 2000)
4. Usman Garuba, F/C, Spain (born 2002)
5. Josh Giddey, G, Australia (born 2002)
6. Rokas Jokubaitis, G, Lithuania (born 2000)
7. Alperen Sengun, C, Turkey (born 2002)
8. Amar Sylla, F/C, Belgium (born 2001)

Withdrew from the draft after testing the waters:

1. Carlos Alocen, G, Spain (born 2000)
2. Mert Akay, G, Serbia (born 2000)
3. Ibou Badji, C, Spain (born 2002)
4. Aleksander Balcerowski, C, Spain (born 2000)
5. Kenny Baptiste, F, France (born 2000)
6. Hugo Besson, G, France (born 2001)
7. Tarik Biberovic, G/F, Turkey (born 2001)
8. Danko Brankovic, C, Croatia (born 2000)
9. Gora Camara, C, Italy (born 2001)
10. Malcolm Cazalon, G, Serbia (born 2001)
11. Vinicius Da Silva, C, Spain (born 2001)
12. Tom Digbeu, G/F, Lithuania (born 2001)
13. Ousmane Diop, F, Italy (born 2000)
14. Mouhamet Diouf, F, Italy (born 2001)
15. Matthieu Gauzin, G, France (born 2001)
16. Gregor Glas, G, Serbia (born 2001)
17. Haowen Guo, F, China (born 2000)
18. Justus Hollatz, G, Germany (born 2001)
19. Ariel Hukporti, C, Lithuania (born 2002)
20. Dalibor Ilic, F, Bosnia (born 2000)
21. Kenan Kamenjas, C, Bosnia (born 2000)
22. Jovan Kljajic, G, Spain (born 2001)
23. Yoan Makoundou, F, France (born 2000)
24. Zsombor Maronka, F/C, Spain (born 2002)
25. Karlo Matkovic, F/C, Serbia (born 2001)
26. Nikita Mikhailovskii, F, Russia (born 2000)
27. Aristide Mouaha, G, Italy (born 2000)
28. Mario Nakic, F, Belgium (born 2001)
29. Barra Njie, G, Sweden (born 2001)
30. Vladislav Odinokov, F/C, Russia (born 2000)
31. Joel Parra, F, Spain (born 2000)
32. Tomas Pavelka, C, Spain (born 2000)
33. Marko Pecarski, F/C, Serbia (born 2000)
34. Ivan Perasovic, F, Croatia (born 2002)
35. Franger Pirela, G, Spain (born 2002)
36. Nemanja Popovic, F, Serbia (born 2001)
37. Jaime Pradilla, F/C, Spain (born 2001)
38. Roko Prkacin, F, Croatia (born 2002)
39. Gabriele Procida, G/F, Italy (born 2002)
40. Sitraka Raharimanantoanina, F, France (born 2001)
41. Hugo Robineau, G, France (born 2000)
42. Nikos Rogavopoulos, F, Greece (born 2001)
43. Ziga Samar, G, Spain (born 2001)
44. Gui Santos, F, Brazil (born 2002)
45. Pavel Savkov, G/F, Spain (born 2002)
46. Alexander Shashkov, C, Russia (born 2000)
47. Boris Tisma, F, Spain (born 2002)
48. Bojan Tomasevic, F, Serbia (born 2001)
49. Uros Trifunovic, G, Serbia (born 2000)
50. Luc van Slooten, F, Germany (born 2002)

Throughout the 2020/21 NBA season, Hoops Rumors is maintaining a feature that allows you to keep an eye on the tentative 2021 draft order. Our 2020/21 Reverse Standings tool, which lists the NBA’s 30 teams from worst to first, is updated daily to reflect the outcomes of the previous night’s games.

Our Reverse Standings are essentially a reflection of what 2021’s draft order would look like with no changes to lottery position. We’ve noted each club’s odds of landing the No. 1 overall pick, based on the league’s current lottery format.

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In instances where two non-playoff teams or two playoff teams have identical records, the order in our standings isn’t necessarily definitive — for draft purposes, the NBA breaks ties via random drawings, so those drawings would happen at the end of the year.

Of course, the 14 non-playoff teams all draft before the 16 playoff teams, even if some non-playoff teams have better records than those that made the postseason. Our reverse standings account for playoff seeding, though for now they assume that the Nos. 7 and 8 teams in each conference will earn those final two postseason spots. Since the NBA’s new play-in format opens the door for the Nos. 9 and 10 seeds to sneak into the postseason, we may have to account for a little movement in the draft order at season’s end.

Traded first-round picks are included via footnotes. For example, the note next to Golden State’s pick says the Warriors will send their pick to the Thunder if it’s not in the top 20. As of today, the Warriors’ pick projects to be exactly 13th, meaning the Dubs would hang onto it.

The Timberwolves are currently in the driver’s seat at the “top” of our reverse standings — their 11-36 record giving them a 2.5-game cushion on the league’s next-worst teams, the 13-33 Rockets and Pistons.

The league’s bottom three teams will all have an equal chance at the No. 1 overall pick (14.0%) and a top-four selection (52.1%), and the Wolves and Rockets are likely especially invested in claiming one of those top lottery positions. Minnesota will send its first-round pick to Golden State if it falls outside of the top three, while Houston will have to swap its pick for a lesser first-rounder (likely Miami’s) if it lands outside of the top four.

Our Reverse Standings tracker can be found at anytime on the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features” on our desktop site, or on the “Features” page in our mobile menu. It’s a great resource not just for monitoring a team’s draft position, but also for keeping an eye on whether or not traded picks with protections will be changing hands in 2021. So be sure to check back often as the season progresses!

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