By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Twenty-one international players who had been early entry candidates for the NBA Draft 2020 have withdrawn their names from consideration. Two players from educational institutions who had recently announced themselves to be eligible for early entry have also withdrawn.
Currently, there are 15 international prospects and 71 players from colleges and other educational establishments who remain early contenders.
The 2020 NBA Draft is scheduled for November 18.
Below is the list of players that have withdrawn from the draft, including Zalgiris sensation Rokas Jokubaitis, AEK’s Nikos Rogkavopoulos and Panathinaikos‘ Giorgos Kalaitzakis:
- Brancou Badio Barcelona (Spain)
- Darko Bajo Split (Croatia)
- Marek Blazevic Rytas (Lithuania)
- Henri Drell Pesaro (Italy)
- Michele Ebeling Kleb Ferrara (Italy)
- Osas Ehigiator Fuenlabrada (Spain)
- Joel Ekamba Limoges (France)
- Miguel Gonzalez Baskonia (Spain)
- Sehmus Hazer Bandirma (Turkey)
- Rokas Jokubaitis Zalgiris (Lithuania)
- Georgios Kalaitzakis Panathinaikos (Greece)
- Arturs Kurucs VEF Riga (Latvia)
- Nikola Miskovic Mega Bemax (Serbia)
- Aristide Mouaha Roseto (Italy)
- Caio Pacheco Bahia Basket (Argentina)
- Sander Raieste Kalev/Cramo (Estonia)
- Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos AEK (Greece)
- Nejegos Sikiras Fuenlabrada (Spain)
- Aboubacar Traore Dynasty Sports Institute (Canada)
- Uros Trifunovic Partizan (Serbia)
- Arnas Velicka Prienai (Lithuania)
The two additional names that have withdrawn are Tony Goodwin II (Redemption Academy) and Filip Petrusev (Gonzaga).
Among the names in the list of international prospects that remain early entry candidates for the 2020 NBA Draft are Deni Avdija, Leandro Bolmaro, Killian Hayes, Theo Maledon, Sergi Martinez, Aleksej Pokusevski and Marko Simonovic.