MARCH 27: The Nets are signing free agent forward Drew Timme to a two-year contract, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). The second year will be a team option.

Timme went undrafted in 2023 after a highly decorated collegiate career at Gonzaga. He has spent the past two seasons in the NBA G League.

A 6’10” power forward, Timme signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Bucks in August 2023 and was waived before the 2023/24 season began. He spent his rookie campaign with Milwaukee’s NBAGL affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd.

Timme didn’t make the same impact in his first professional season as he did during his time with the Zags, but he found another NBA opportunity last fall, inking a training camp deal with Sacramento. He opened ’24/25 with the Stockton Kings during the Tip-Off Tournament, averaging 11.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting 52.3% from the field in 14 appearances, though he only played 19.0 minutes per contest.

Timme switched teams for the G League’s regular season this winter, landing with Nets’ affiliate in Long Island. As Scotto notes, Timme was recently named NBA G League Player of the Week after averaging 35.7 points and 12.7 rebounds over a three-game span, including a career-best 50-point performance.

The 24-year-old has put up big numbers for Long Island, averaging 23.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists on .574/.384/.731 shooting in 29 regular season games (35.6 minutes per contest). Now he’ll be getting his first standard NBA contract with the Nets.

As our tracker shows, the Nets currently only have 14 players on their standard roster, so no corresponding move will be necessary to sign Timme.

The 17-year-old senior guard is considered a three-star recruit, and is currently ranked as the No. 257 player among his graduating high school class. The 6’5″ wing was also fielding offers from Ohio State and Duquesne.

In his scouting report, Marks notes that James is less physically strong and athletic than his older brother Bronny James was at the point in their respective prep careers. The 20-year-old Bronny is currently a rookie with Los Angeles following a one-and-done season with USC. Marks believes that Bryce will need significant developmental time in head coach Tommy Lloyd‘s system.

There’s more from around the basketball world:

• In a fresh ranking of each NBA team’s draft assets, Bobby Marks of ESPN calls the Thunder’s cadre of picks the best across the league. Oklahoma City boasts 13 first-round pick across the next seven seasons, including all seven of its own future picks. Marks ranks the Nuggets’ future draft equity as the worst pick portfolio in the league. Denver has just four incoming first-round selections available over the next seven years, and none available to trade due to protections.
• A pair of former NBA players were involved in a recent three-team G League trade. According to Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee (Twitter link), the Kings‘ NBAGL affiliate, the Stockton Kings, traded for guard Chasson Randle from the Iowa Wolves, the Timberwolves‘ affiliate. Stockton shipped out forward Drew Timme to the Nets‘ G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. Long Island, meanwhile, sent former NBA wing Amari Bailey to Iowa.
• Boban Marjanovic‘s agent, Misko Raznatovic, has confirmed (Twitter link) a prior report that his client is signing with the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. The 7’4″ big man, who last played for the Rockets in 2023/24, logged nine pro seasons in the NBA. In 331 career regular season games (25 starts), Marjanovic averaged 5.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per night. He kicked off his 2024/25 run with Turkish club Fenerbahce, but was released earlier this month.

All three players signed with Sacramento on Friday so the Kings could obtain their G League rights. They will all be eligible for bonuses worth up to $77.5K if they spend at least 60 days with the team’s affiliate in Stockton.

Davis played last season for Portland’s G League team, the Rip City Remix, and had his rights traded to the Kings earlier this month. He averaged 14.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 44 Showcase Cup and regular season games for the Remix.

O’Neal, the son of Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, played for the G League Ignite in 2022/23 after going undrafted out of LSU. He participated in the Next Up Game at All-Star Weekend in 2023.

Timme is a former standout at Gonzaga who played for the G League Wisconsin Herd last season. The Kings also recently acquired his returning player rights in a trade.

Sacramento has 12 players with fully guaranteed contracts, along with Orlando Robinson, who has a $500K guarantee on his $2.09MM deal, so the team has flexibility to adjust the roster before opening night. All three two-way slots are filled.

The roster moves capped a busy transaction day for the Kings, who also waived Boogie Ellis, Terry Taylor, and Brodric Thomas while signing Shareef O’Neal. All seven moves were confirmed in Sacramento’s official announcement. The team now has 20 players under contract.

A former first-round pick, Labissiere played for the Stockton Kings in the G League last season and appears on track to return to Sacramento’s NBAGL affiliate. He was on an Exhibit 10 contract and will earn a bonus worth $77.5K on top of his standard G League salary if he spends at least 60 days with Stockton.

In all likelihood, Davis and Timme received Exhibit 10 contracts and will also be waived this weekend in order to eventually join Labissere in Stockton.

Davis, who went undrafted out of Detroit Mercy in 2023, played for the Rip City Remix as a rookie, then had his returning rights traded from Portland’s affiliate to Sacramento’s a couple weeks ago. In 44 Showcase Cup and regular season games for the Remix in 2023/24, he averaged 14.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 24.3 minutes per contest, with a shooting line of .401/.364/.854.

Timme, a standout at Gonzaga, also went undrafted in 2023 and played in the G League last season. The 6’10” big man averaged 9.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, and 1.9 APG in 27 games (21.8 MPG) for the Wisconsin Herd, then had his rights traded to Stockton earlier this month.

“I’m not going into (Monday) like, ‘This is the team I was supposed to be playing for,’” Lillard said. “None of that. I know Jimmy (Butler), I know Bam (Adebayo). We’re cool. But I play for the Bucks and I’m not going into it like that’s my former team or we were tied in or nothing like that. It’s just another game.”

Lillard also addressed reports that Adebayo was encouraging him to push for a deal to Miami. Although they became friends during their time with Team USA during the Olympics in 2021, Lillard said Adebayo wasn’t very involved in the process.

“I think on the outside, people made more of it than what was actually taking place,” Lillard said. “It’s not like I was calling him every day or nothing like that. I said what I needed to say to the team that I was on at that time and I went on about my time. I did my training, I spent time with kids and that was it. I’m telling you the real when I say it’s not that deep. Bam was my boy before I asked for a trade, he still is and that was the extent of it.”

There’s more from Milwaukee:

• Heat guard Tyler Herro has “a couple different reasons” to look forward to tonight’s game, Chiang adds in a separate story. Playing in Milwaukee means a homecoming for Herro, but he’s also eager to face Lillard after having his name mentioned in trade rumors all summer. “I’ve never spoken to him,” Herro said. “I probably won’t (talk to him on Monday). We’ll see what happens. I respect his game, for sure. There’s no hate toward him at all. He’s a great player. I’ve been watching him my whole life. So I’m excited to continue to compete against the best.”
• The Bucks were sharp on Thursday in Lillard’s first regular season game with Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the results looked much different in Sunday’s loss to the Hawks, observes Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Lillard shot just 2-of-12 from the field and committed six turnovers by halftime as the offense appeared out of sorts.
• Wenyen Gabriel, Alex Antetokounmpo and Glenn Robinson III are among the players waived before the start of the season who received invitations to join the Wisconsin Herd, tweets Jim Owczarski of The Journal-Sentinel. Drew Timme and Jazian Gortman are also on the G League team’s 18-man roster, but Omari Moore isn’t, Owczarski adds (Twitter link). Moore signed an Exhibit 10 contract with Toronto after being waived from his two-way contract by Milwaukee, so the Raptors 905 hold his NBAGL rights.

Although teams are permitted to carrying 18 players into the regular season (15 on standard contracts and three on two-way deals), Milwaukee’s roster isn’t ready for opening night. Gortman and Timme were on training camp contracts, but Moore was a two-way player, so the Bucks are now carrying 15 players on guaranteed deals, one (Marques Bolden) on a camp contract, and a pair on two-way pacts.

The decision to waive Moore comes as a bit of a surprise, even though he hadn’t made much of an impact on the court in Summer League or the preseason. The undrafted rookie out of San Jose State signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Bucks in early July — that level of team control is rare, since most two-way deals only cover a single season.

Gortman and Timme also joined the Bucks as undrafted free agents this summer after playing for Overtime Elite and Gonzaga, respectively. Both players were on Exhibit 10 contracts and now appear on track to become affiliate players for the Wisconsin Herd, Milwaukee’s G League team. If Gortman and Timme spend at least 60 days with the Herd, they’ll each earn a bonus worth $75K.

It remains to be seen whether the Bucks will set their regular season roster by simply converting Bolden to a two-way contract or whether they have more moves on tap in the coming days.

The Bucks retain Antetokounmpo’s G League rights and he’ll receive a bonus if he spends at least 60 days with Milwaukee’s G League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd. The Athletic’s Eric Nehm first reported that the team would waive Antetokounmpo on Friday.

SEPTEMBER 1: The Bucks have added a third Antetokounmpo brother to their offseason roster, according to RealGM’s official NBA transaction log, which lists Milwaukee as having recently signed Alex Antetokounmpo to a one-year contract.

While terms of the deal aren’t known, it will almost certainly be a non-guaranteed contract, likely with Exhibit 10 language. Such a deal could be converted to a two-way contract or would make Antetokounmpo eligible for a bonus worth up to $75K if he’s waived before the regular season and then spends at least 60 days with the Wisconsin Herd, the Bucks’ G League affiliate.

Antetokounmpo, 22, has played in the G League since going undrafted in 2021. The 6’8″ forward spent the 2021/22 campaign with the Raptors 905, then played in Wisconsin last season. In 32 regular season G League games with the Herd in ’22/23, he averaged 5.8 points and 3.0 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per night, with a subpar shooting line of .372/.247/.559.

Antetokounpmo joins his older brothers Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thanasis Antetokounmpo on the Bucks’ roster, which has now reached its 21-man offseason limit. The club is carrying 15 players on guaranteed deals, three on (presumed) Exhibit 10 contracts, and three on two-way pacts.

To get to 21 players, Milwaukee also officially signed undrafted Gonzaga forward Drew Timme, whose Exhibit 10 agreement with the team was reported back in June.

Timme spent four college seasons at Gonzaga, building an impressive résumé before declaring for the 2023 draft as an early entrant. He was a three-time consensus All-American and won the WCC Player of the Year award in both 2022 and 2023.

In his final year with the Bulldogs, the 6’10” big man averaged 21.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 31.5 minutes per game across 37 appearances, making 61.6% of his shots from the floor.

Timme spent four college seasons at Gonzaga, building an impressive résumé before declaring for the 2023 draft as an early entrant. He was a three-time consensus All-American and won the WCC Player of the Year award in both 2022 and 2023.

In his final year with the Bulldogs, the 6’10” big man averaged 21.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 31.5 minutes per game across 37 appearances, making 61.6% of his shots from the floor.

Timme’s Exhibit 10 contract will be a one-year, non-guaranteed deal worth the rookie minimum. Milwaukee will have the option of converting it into a two-way contract prior to the regular season. Timme could also earn a bonus worth up to $75K if he’s waived and then spends at least 60 days with the Wisconsin Herd, the Bucks’ G League affiliate.

Timme is the second undrafted free agent reported to have reached a contract agreement with Milwaukee. The team is also set to sign San Jose State’s Omari Moore to a two-way deal.

According to Jared Weiss of The Athletic, there have been more than a half-dozen teams to inquire with the Celtics about the possibility of signing-and-trading for Williams. At this point, Boston is conveying that it wants to retain Williams, per Weiss, who notes that new Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee is a fan of the forward and could help get more out of him in 2023/24 and beyond.

Within his story, Weiss also notes that veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon, who is optimistic he can avoid surgery on a torn tendon in his left elbow, would like to remain in Boston. Brogdon’s name has come up in trade rumors early in the offseason as the Celtics reportedly explore ways to clear a backcourt logjam.

Here are a few more trade-related rumors and notes from around the NBA:

• Within his latest mock draft, Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report cites league sources who say the Hawks have explored the trade market for forward De’Andre Hunter. One motivating factor, Wasserman explains, would be opening up more playing time for promising young wing AJ Griffin.
• The Nuggets, who worked out Trayce Jackson-Davis, Andre Jackson, Jordan Walsh, Kobe Brown, Drew Timme, and Tyree Appleby on Tuesday, continue to actively explore deals that would get them into the first round of Thursday’s draft, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post (subscription required), who says Denver is talking to multiple teams.
• The Wizards asked for Suns center Deandre Ayton when the two teams were negotiating their Bradley Beal trade, but Phoenix was unwilling to include him, tweets John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7.
• Gambadoro said this week during an appearance on the HoopsHype podcast that he has been told the Heat weren’t all that interested in pushing for Beal. Reports have indicated that Beal would have approved a move to Miami, and it seems as though the Heat could’ve put a stronger package on the table than the one the Wizards got from the Suns if they’d been so inclined.
• While it comes as no surprise, the heads of basketball operations for the Hornets (Mitch Kupchak) and Pacers (Kevin Pritchard) both said they don’t anticipate keeping and using all of the 2023 draft picks they own, per Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter link) and Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files. The two teams, who each figure to make at least one draft-night trade, control five picks apiece — Indiana has three in the first round and two in the second, while Charlotte has a pair of first-rounders and three early seconds.

Sabonis said earlier this month he may need surgery on his right thumb. The Kings and Sabonis could also pursue an extension this offseason.

We have more from the Pacific Division:

• The Kings were among the teams to inquire about a trade for Wizards wing Bradley Beal but — not surprisingly — Sacramento balked when Washington asked about last year’s lottery pick, Keegan Murray, according to David Aldridge of The Athletic. The Wizards were interested in drafting Murray and tried to move up from the No. 10 pick to select the versatile forward, Aldridge adds.
• Gonzaga big man Drew Timme was among the draft prospects who worked out for the Lakers on Monday, Dave McMenamin of ESPN tweets. Damion Baugh (TCU), Alex Fudge (Florida), Colin Castleton (Florida), Sincere Carry (Kent State) and Hunter Tyson (Clemson) joined Timme at the workout.
• Rui Hachimura‘s market value is projected to be in the $12-18MM starting range, multiple executives told Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report. While a majority of teams won’t have more than the $12.2MM non-taxpayer mid-level exception to offer Hachimura, at least seven teams project to have the cap room to put together a substantial offer sheet. Since Hachimura is a restricted free agent, the Lakers can match any offer.

We have more from the Eastern Conference:

• Alabama center Charles Bediako and Gonzaga big man Drew Timme are among the six draft prospects who will visit the Hawks on Monday, Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal Constitution tweets. They’ll be joined by Miami’s Jordan Miller, Virginia’s Kihei Clark, DePaul’s Javan Johnson and Washington State’s Justin Powell.
• Nets GM Sean Marks has a history of making aggressive moves either leading up to the draft or on draft night, Brian Lewis of the New York Post notes. Brooklyn has back-to-back picks in the first round at No. 21 and 22. If Marks decides to keep them, South Carolina freshman G.G. Jackson, G League Ignite’s Leonard Miller and Frenchman Bilal Coulibaly could be among the players who will get serious consideration.
• The Knicks are crossing their fingers that the Sixers will eventually implode and Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid will look to be dealt, Tim MacMahon of ESPN said on The Hoop Collective podcast (hat tip to the New York Post’s Bridget Reilly). “They’re not hoping for patience, they’re hoping for The Process. I don’t know if that’s coming, but they’ve looked at that situation in Philly and there’s been a hope in New York that stuff in Philly will go haywire to the point where Embiid will ask out,” MacMahon said. “I don’t know the percentage odds on that, I would say they are slim, but that’s been the hope.”

Additionally, a select number of standout players from the G League Elite Camp, which takes place May 13-14 in Chicago, will be invited to participate in the combine.

Players will have interviews with NBA teams and participate in five-on-five scrimmages, as well as shooting, strength and agility drills. Some top prospects opt out of the scrimmages.

Victor Wembanyama, the projected top pick, is not on the list. His French League season is still ongoing.

The list of invitees is as follows:

• Trey Alexander (Creighton)
• Amari Bailey (UCLA)
• Emoni Bates (Eastern Michigan)
• Reece Beekman (Virginia)
• Anthony Black (Arkansas)
• Adem Bona (UCLA)
• Kobe Brown (Missouri)
• Kobe Bufkin (Michigan)
• Toumani Camara (Dayton)
• Sidy Cissoko (G League Ignite)
• Jaylen Clark (UCLA)
• Noah Clowney (Alabama)
• Ricky Council IV (Arkansas)
• Gradey Dick (Kansas)
• Nikola Djurisic (Mega [Serbia])
• Zach Edey (Purdue)
• Adam Flagler (Baylor)
• Keyonte George (Baylor)
• Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State)
• Coleman Hawkins (Illinois)
• Jordan Hawkins (Connecticut)
• Scoot Henderson (G League Ignite)
• Taylor Hendricks (UCF)
• DaRon Holmes II (Dayton)
• Jalen Hood-Schifino (Indiana)
• Jett Howard (Michigan)
• Andre Jackson Jr. (Connecticut)
• GG Jackson II (South Carolina)
• Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana)
• Jaime Jaquez Jr. (UCLA)
• Keyontae Johnson (Kansas State)
• Colby Jones (Xavier)
• Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)
• Arthur Kaluma (Creighton)
• Mojave King (G League Ignite)
• Bobi Klintman (Wake Forest)
• Maxwell Lewis (Pepperdine)
• Dereck Lively II (Duke)
• Chris Livingston (Kentucky)
• Seth Lundy (Penn State)
• Kevin McCullar (Kansas)
• Mike Miles Jr. (TCU)
• Brandon Miller (Alabama)
• Jordan Miller (Miami)
• Leonard Miller (G League Ignite)
• Judah Mintz (Syracuse)
• Dillon Mitchell (Texas)
• Omari Moore (San Jose State)
• Kris Murray (Iowa)
• Grant Nelson (North Dakota State)
• James Nnaji (Barcelona [Spain])
• Julian Phillips (Tennessee)
• Jalen Pickett (Penn State)
• Brandin Podziemski (Santa Clara)
• Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Marquette)
• Rayan Rupert (New Zealand Breakers [Oceania])
• Adama Sanogo (Connecticut)
• Marcus Sasser (Houston)
• Brice Sensabaugh (Ohio State)
• Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois)
• Ben Sheppard (Belmont)
• Jalen Slawson (Furman)
• Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas)
• Terquavion Smith (North Carolina State)
• Julian Strawther (Gonzaga)
• Amen Thompson (Overtime Elite)
• Ausar Thompson (Overtime Elite)
• Drew Timme (Gonzaga)
• Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky)
• Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona)
• Tristan Vukcevic (Partizan [Serbia])
• Jarace Walker (Houston)
• Cason Wallace (Kentucky)
• Jordan Walsh (Arkansas)
• Dariq Whitehead (Duke)
• Cam Whitmore (Villanova)
• Jalen Wilson (Kansas)
• Isaiah Wong (Miami)

Those are big numbers, but they fall well short of the 353 early entrants who initially declared for the draft in 2021 and the 283 who entered last year. Beginning in 2021, the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in seniors having to decide between staying at college for one more season or declaring for the draft as an “early” entrant.

This year’s total of 242 early entrants figures to shrink significantly by May 31 and again by June 12, the two deadlines for players to withdraw their names from the draft pool. But it still looks like the pool will remain extremely crowded, with the eventual number of early entrants certain to exceed 58, the number of picks in the draft.

Our tracker of early entrants for the 2023 draft is fully up to date and can be found right here.

Here are the changes we made to our tracker today:

Newly added players:

College players:

These players either didn’t publicly announce that they were entering the draft or we simply missed it when they did.

• Damezi Anderson, F, Detroit (senior)
• Marcus Bagley, F, Arizona State (sophomore)
• Will Baker, C, Nevada (junior)
• Josh Bannan, F, Montana (junior)
• Grant Basile, F, Viginia Tech (senior)
• T.J. Bickerstaff, F, Boston College (senior)
• Keylan Boone, G/F, Pacific (senior)
• Jordan Brown, F/C, Louisiana (senior)
• Tyler Burton, F, Richmond (senior)
• Wesley Cardet Jr., G, Chicago State (sophomore)
• Dylan Cardwell, C, Auburn (junior)
• Clarence Daniels II, F, New Hampshire (junior)
• Alou Dillon, F, Purdue-Northwest (senior)
• Eric Gaines, G, UAB (junior)
• Myron Gardner, G/F, Little Rock (senior)
• Jacksun Hamilton, F, Wisconsin-Parkside (sophomore)
• Joey Hauser, F, Michigan State (senior)
• A.J. Hoggard, G, Michigan State (junior)
• Ithiel Horton, G, UCF (senior)
• Jordan Ivy-Curry, G, Pacific (junior)
• Djordjije Jovanovic, G/F, Ontario Clippers (NBAGL) (born 2003)
• Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton (junior)
• Jackson Kenyon, F, Miami (OH) (senior)
• Bol Kuir, C, San Diego (freshman)
• Pelle Larsson, G, Arizona (junior)
• Madison McCall, G, Lesley (MA) (senior)
• Demetrius Mims, G, Gannon (PA) (senior)
• Isaiah Miranda, F/C, NC State (freshman)
• Jelanie Morgan, G/F, Lesley (MA) (freshman)
• Jordan Nesbitt, G/F, Hampton (sophomore)
• Toby Okani, G/F, Illinois-Chicago (junior)
• Nick Ongenda, C, DePaul (senior)
• Nijel Pack, G, Miami (FL) (junior)
• Rob Perry, G, Murray State (senior)
• Uros Plavsic, C, Tennessee (senior)
• Luis Rodriguez, G, UNLV (senior)
• Dontrell Shuler, G, Cal State San Bernardino (senior)
• Russel Tchewa, C, South Florida (senior)
• Tyler Thomas, G, Hofstra (senior)
• Drew Timme, F/C, Gonzaga (senior)
• Keisei Tominaga, G, Nebraska (senior)
• Nae’Qwan Tomlin, F, Kansas State (senior)
• Mady Traore, F, New Mexico State (freshman)
• Damjan Vukcevic, F, Los Angeles Trade Tech (freshman)
• Anton Watson, F, Gonzaga (senior)
• Tyler Willoughby, G, Voorhees (SC) (senior)
• Tyrese Wineglass, G, Southwestern Adventist (TX) (junior)

International players:

These players weren’t previously mentioned on our list of international early entrants. The country listed here indicates where they last played, not necessarily where they were born.

• Miguel Allen, F, Spain (born 2003)
• Idrissa Ba, C, France (born 2002)
• Elian Benitez, G, France (born 2003)
• William Beugre-Kassi, G/F, France (born 2004)
• Sasa Ciani, F, Croatia (born 2003)
• Ege Demir, F/C, Turkey (born 2004)
• Thijs De Ridder, F, Belgium (born 2003)
• Nikola Djurisic, G/F, Serbia (born 2004)
• Ruben Dominguez, G, Spain (born 2003)
• Quinn Ellis, G, Italy (born 2003)
• Juan Fernandez, F/C, Spain (born 2002)
• Clement Frisch, F, France (born 2002)
• Sananda Fru, F, Germany (born 2003)
• Gloire Goma, G, Spain (born 2003)
• Hassane Gueye, F, France (born 2003)
• Ondrej Hanzlik, F, Spain (born 2002)
• Ilias Kamardine, G, France (born 2003)
• Konstantin Kostadinov, F, Spain (born 2003)
• Oleksandr Kovliar, G, Estonia (born 2002)
• Liutauras Lelevicius, G, Lithuania (born 2003)
• Gilad Levy, C, Israel (born 2002)
• Ruben Lopez, F, Spain (born 2002)
• Assemian Moulare, G, France (born 2003)
• Daniel Onwenu, G, Brazil (born 2002)
• Ivan Perasovic, F, Croatia (born 2002)
• Mantas Rubstavicius, G, Lithuania (born 2002)
• Musa Sagnia, F/C, Spain (born 2003)
• Marcio Santos, F/C, Brazil (born 2002)
• Enzo Shahrvin, F, France (born 2003)
• Birahima Sylla, G, France (born 2003)
• Dez Andras Tanoh, G, Hungary (born 2002)
• Hugo Toom, F, Estonia (born 2002)
• Armel Traore, F, France (born 2003)
• Ricards Vanags, G/F, Latvia (born 2002)

Other notable draft-eligible early entrants:

The NBA typically sends its teams a list of “also-eligible” names. That list isn’t public. However, we’re assuming that at least one projected top-three pick is on it: Scoot Henderson of the G League Ignite. Overtime Elite standouts Amen Thompson and Ausar Thompson would also be on this list, as would Henderson’s Ignite teammate Leonard Miller.

Players removed:

Despite reports or announcements that the players below would declare for the draft, they didn’t show up on the NBA’s official list.

That could mean a number of things — they may have decided against entering the draft; they may have entered the draft, then withdrawn; they may have had no NCAA eligibility remaining, making them automatically draft-eligible; they may have incorrectly filed their paperwork; or the NBA may have accidentally omitted some names.

In any case, we’ve removed the following names from our early entrant list, at least for the time being.

• Jalen Carey, G, Rhode Island (senior)
• Jalen Cook, G, Tulane (junior)
• Ta’Lon Cooper, G, Minnesota (senior)
• Austin Crowley, G, Southern Mississippi (senior)
• Eli Ndiaye, C, Spain (born 2004)
• Kario Oquendo, G, Georgia (junior)
• Tylor Perry, G, North Texas (senior)
• Zhuric Phelps, G, SMU (sophomore)
• Tyrese Samuel, F, Seton Hall (senior)
• Primo Spears, G, Georgetown (sophomore)
• Noah Thomasson, G, Niagara (senior)
• Deshawndre Washington, G, New Mexico State (junior)
• Warren Washington, F, Arizona State (senior)

Timme was the 2021/22 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and a two-time All-American for the Bulldogs, but he struggled defensively and needs to “modernize his game” by adding a three-point shot and improving on the boards, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.

Houston guard Marcus Sasser also announced (on Twitter) that he’s withdrawing from the draft and returning to the Cougars for his senior season. He’s No. 70 on ESPN’s board, so he was considered a fringe second-round pick, but shot an impressive 43.7% from deep (on 8.6 attempts) while averaging 17.7 PPG and 2.2 SPG in ’21/22.

Meanwhile, Memphis junior Lester Quinones will stay in the draft and turn pro, a source tells Steven Johnson of The Daily Memphian. Johnson writes that Quinones has impressed teams in workouts and could become a second-rounder despite being unranked by ESPN.

UCLA’s Jules Bernard will forgo his extra year of eligibility and stay in the draft, a source tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Bernard worked out for the Lakers earlier today, and Kyle Goon of The Southern California News Group reports (via Twitter) that the swingman had a solid performance.

Here are a handful of other early entrants withdrawing from the draft, with the NCAA’s withdrawal deadline about to strike:

• Max Abmas, G, Oral Roberts (junior) (Twitter link via Jeff Goodman of Stadium)
• Caleb McConnell, G, Rutgers (senior) (Instagram link)
• Nate Laszewski, F, Notre Dame (senior) (Twitter link via Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports)
• Tyler Burton, F, Richmond (junior) (Twitter link via Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated)

Over the course of the week, players will conduct interviews with NBA teams, participate in five-on-five games, and go through shooting, strength and agility drills.

While several of the prominent names at the top of the draft likely won’t participate in scrimmages, those top prospects are still expected to attend. That group includes Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith, Paolo Banchero, and Jaden Ivey.

A handful of standout players from the G League Elite Camp could be invited to participate in the combine as well.

Here’s the full list of 76 names announced by the NBA today, in alphabetical order, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link):

1. Ochai Agbaji, G/F, Kansas (senior)
2. Patrick Baldwin Jr., F, Milwaukee (freshman)
3. Paolo Banchero, F, Duke (freshman)
4. Dominick Barlow, F, Overtime Elite (auto-eligible)
5. MarJon Beauchamp, G/F, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
6. Hugo Besson, G, Australia (born 2001)
7. Malaki Branham, G/F, Ohio State (freshman)
8. Christian Braun, G, Kansas (junior)
9. Kendall Brown, F, Baylor (freshman)
10. John Butler Jr., F/C, Florida State (freshman)
11. Julian Champagnie, G/F, St. John’s (junior)
12. Kennedy Chandler, G, Tennessee (freshman)
13. Max Christie, G, Michigan State (freshman)
14. Kofi Cockburn, C, Illinois (junior)
15. Dyson Daniels, G, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
16. Johnny Davis, G, Wisconsin (sophomore)
17. JD Davison, G, Alabama (freshman)
18. Moussa Diabate, F, Michigan (freshman)
19. Ousmane Dieng, F, Australia (born 2003)
20. Khalifa Diop, C, Spain (born 2002)
21. Jalen Duren, C, Memphis (freshman)
22. Tari Eason, F, LSU (sophomore)
23. Keon Ellis, G, Alabama (senior)
24. Michael Foster, F, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
25. Collin Gillespie, G, Villanova (super-senior)
26. AJ Griffin, F, Duke (freshman)
27. Jaden Hardy, G, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
28. Ron Harper Jr., F, Rutgers (senior)
29. Chet Holmgren, C, Gonzaga (freshman)
30. Harrison Ingram, F, Stanford (freshman)
31. Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue (sophomore)
32. Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, Indiana (junior)
33. Nikola Jovic, F, Serbia (born 2003)
34. Johnny Juzang, G, UCLA (junior)
35. Ismael Kamagate, C, France (born 2001)
36. Trevor Keels, G, Duke (freshman)
37. Walker Kessler, F/C, Auburn (sophomore)
38. Christian Koloko, C, Arizona (junior)
39. Jake LaRavia, F, Wake Forest (junior)
40. Justin Lewis, F, Marquette (sophomore)
41. E.J. Liddell, F, Ohio State (junior)
42. Bennedict Mathurin, G/F, Arizona (sophomore)
43. Matthew Mayer, F, Baylor (senior)
44. Bryce McGowens, G, Nebraska (freshman)
45. Leonard Miller, F, Canada (born 2003)
46. Josh Minott, F, Memphis (freshman)
47. Aminu Mohammed, G/F, Georgetown (freshman)
48. Iverson Molinar, G, Mississippi State (junior)
49. Jean Montero, G, Overtime Elite (auto-eligible)
50. Wendell Moore, F, Duke (junior)
51. Keegan Murray, F, Iowa (sophomore)
52. Andrew Nembhard, G, Gonzaga
53. Scotty Pippen Jr., G, Vanderbilt (junior)
54. Gabriele Procida, G/F, Italy (born 2002)
55. Orlando Robinson, F/C, Fresno State (junior)
56. David Roddy, F, Colorado State (junior)
57. Ryan Rollins, G, Toledo (sophomore)
58. Dereon Seabron, G, NC State (sophomore)
59. Shaedon Sharpe, G, Kentucky (freshman)
60. Jabari Smith, F, Auburn (freshman)
61. Terquavion Smith, G, NC State (freshman)
62. Jeremy Sochan, F, Baylor (freshman)
63. Matteo Spagnolo, G, Italy (born 2003)
64. Julian Strawther, G/F, Gonzaga (sophomore)
65. Dalen Terry, G, Arizona (sophomore)
66. Drew Timme, F, Gonzaga (junior)
67. Jabari Walker, F, Colorado (sophomore)
68. TyTy Washington Jr., G, Kentucky (freshman)
69. Peyton Watson, G/F, UCLA (freshman)
70. Blake Wesley, G, Notre Dame (freshman)
71. Alondes Williams, G, Wake Forest (super-senior)
72. Jalen Williams, G, Santa Clara (junior)
73. Jaylin Williams, F/C, Arkansas (sophomore)
74. Mark Williams, C, Duke (sophomore)
75. Trevion Williams, F/C, Purdue (senior)
76. Fanbo Zeng, F, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)