The Deuce: Frankly, I think players should be able to go through the draft and decide whether or not to sign

Like in baseball or maybe something like junior hockey

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So whatever this loophole is would seem to be mostly limited to international players or the few US-born players that went the G-League/Overtime Elite route instead of going to college.

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NEWS: James Nnaji, the No. 31 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, has enrolled at Baylor, agents Gerard Raventos and Deirunas Visockas of Gersh Sports told DraftExpress.

A monumental development: a former NBA draft pick is immediately eligible to play college basketball this season. pic.twitter.com/8S9aK6MWR3 — Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) December 24, 2025 .