Jevon Carter throws his hat in the NBA ring
April 24, 2017 by Derek Redd
Hi everyone,
Special guest blog poster Derek Redd here. With Mike on a well-deserved vacation, I’ll be popping up here and there when news happens. And, sure enough, it happened Monday.
WVU announced that Jevon Carter will enter his name into the NBA Draft, but not hire an agent. The second part, as you know, is the important part. Here’s why:
A rule recently put in place allows underclassmen the flexibility to determine how they might fare in the draft based on evaluations and then return to college as long as they don’t sign with an agent. … Many players across the country have decided to exercise the rule, implemented in 2016, which allows players to go through the process and return to school 10 days after the NBA Combine, which is being held on May 14.
So if Carter doesn’t like what he hears, he can head back to WVU, no harm, no foul. It really makes the process a win-win for Carter and WVU. He gets an idea where he sits among draftees, and WVU can welcome him back if he decides to return. Obviously, WVU would love to have the reigning NABC Defensive Player of the Year back in the fold.