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Jordan Nwora will test NBA Draft waters, not hiring agent

by Mike Rutherford

Posted: 3/28/2019 7:46:43 PM


The ACC’s Most Improved Player will go through at least the first part of the draft process.

As pretty much everyone expected, Louisville’s Jordan Nwora announced Thursday that he will test the NBA Draft waters, but won’t sign with an agent.

“Because of the ability to test the waters without losing eligibility, it seems like the perfect opportunity for me to try out with NBA teams and get feedback from them directly regarding my strengths and weaknesses,” Nwora said in a statement.

“If the feedback is positive, I would stay in the draft. If the feedback indicates I should return to school for continued development, then that’s what I will do. Either way, it is a positive experience that will allow me to find out what specifically NBA teams want me to improve to enhance my draft stock, whether it is for this year or next year.”

Nwora was the second-most improved scorer in the nation with his 17.2 scoring average (sixth in the ACC) up 11.5 ppg from his 5.7 average last year. As a result of that rise in production, Nwora was named the ACC’s Most Improved Player for 2018-19.

“I fully support Jordan as he tests the draft waters on where he stands in his basketball future,” Chris Mack said in a statement. “When the time comes to make his decision it will be with feedback straight from the source, the NBA.”

This is your annual reminder that “declaring for the NBA Draft” doesn’t mean what it means a few years ago. Underclassmen are now allowed to declare for the draft, go through the first part of the process, and then return to school by the deadline in late May. Last year, a record number of 236 underclassmen/international players took advantage of the rule change and declared for the draft.

Best of luck to Jordan (who also posted this message on Instagram) over these weeks to come.

 

 

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