Pons declares for draft

[Stoked]

From who

His own head.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Well I also follow my alma mater Saint Louis U hoops team and they have two Jr. players getting NBA evaluations (Jordan Goodwin and Hasahn French). They have zero chance of getting drafted by any NBA team. I feel the same way about Yves Pons. Thought I'd share the list of ranked prospects (hope it posts on this thread) Pons like Goodwin and French doesn't even make the Top 100 players. Does he wish to leave UT and play in Europe?

2020 aggregate NBA mock draft 5.0: International prospects are rising

Hey A-10!

I root for URI hoops.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

NCAA sets deadline for players to withdraw from NBA draft and keep their college eligibility

The NCAA announced Thursday that its deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA draft and maintain college eligibility will be either Aug. 3 or 10 days after the NBA draft combine, whichever comes first.

The NBA has set the NBA draft lottery for Aug. 25 and the NBA draft for Oct. 15.

NCAA sets deadline to withdraw from NBA draft

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

That thread title gets me every time it gets bumped. Pons is gone! Oh, wait.

 

[BruinVol]

If he isn’t on campus this summer I think the writing is on the wall

 

[bleedingTNorange]

If he isn’t on campus this summer I think the writing is on the wall

Coaches expect him back

 

[BruinVol]

Coaches expect him back

for summer workouts ?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

for summer workouts ?

Yes, back in the next ~2 weeks

 

[BruinVol]

Yes, back in the next ~2 weeks

Great
if he shows up for that he’s coming back imo

 

[n_huffhines]

Great
if he shows up for that he’s coming back imo

Or wants to stay in shape

 

[The Dog]

Or wants to stay in shape

and play with and against several future NBA players. I would hate it, but if Pons shows out at the Combine (and he will, imo), kinda like Bone did, I think he's gone. Jmo

 

[BruinVol]

and play with and against several future NBA players. I would hate it, but if Pons shows out at the Combine (and he will, imo), kinda like Bone did, I think he's gone. Jmo

Is there a combine and if so when ?

 

[The Dog]

Is there a combine and if so when ?

Yeah, that's what that article said that bumped this thread

 

[BruinVol]

Yeah, that's what that article said that bumped this thread

Well crap I missed that when I read the article

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Barnes:

"That’s what he’s done. He’s been able to spend quite a bit of time actually on the phone with different NBA teams, going through the interview process, which I think is great for him, because he’s going to have to do it again a year from now."

Yves Pons has 'always indicated' his NBA Draft intentions to Tennessee, Rick Barnes says

 

[SalVolinus]

Barnes:



Yves Pons has 'always indicated' his NBA Draft intentions to Tennessee, Rick Barnes says

Oh snap. That seems like big news?

 

[iKrager]

Barnes:



Yves Pons has 'always indicated' his NBA Draft intentions to Tennessee, Rick Barnes says

AKA Pons is staying

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Barnes has said similar in multiple interviews, again, the coaches expect him back and have expected him back...anything can happen and if a team was to promise picking him that could change his decision, but right now he’s still expected to come back.

 

[Catbone]

Wew

 

[cncchris33]

Barnes has said similar in multiple interviews, again, the coaches expect him back and have expected him back...anything can happen and if a team was to promise picking him that could change his decision, but right now he’s still expected to come back.

This. It isn’t really breaking news if youve paid attention to not only Barnes, but the assistants, too, particularly Michael Schwartz.

It would be more surprising to hear he’s leaving, honestly, at this point, which is certainly a possibility.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Final Four potential

 

[sport3500]

Any chance that Pons can move into the top 3 for blocked shots at Tennessee?

 

[The Dog]

Good

 

[wtmvol]

Don't want to be a wet blanket, but even RB sometimes doesn't have a firm grasp on what the players will do, like with Lamonte Turner. Completely different situation, but my point is I don't think anything has changed. I think Pons will be back, and I understand the staff thinks he'll be back, but he's plenty capable of a great combine. I just don't think we're going to know until August.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Barnes could be smoke screening if he already knows what Pons' plans are. Opposing coaches are using this down time to gather as much intelligence on upcoming opponents as they can. Pruitt said that is what his staff is up to. It won't help that much but any edge, even slight, would be exploited by CRB.