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Following Potential 2026 Draftees

I wonder if players will attempt to “Dink” themselves. Go undrafted, preserve college eligibility, get paid by NIL, enter the league as FA of that ever materializes.
I expect the NCAA to put rules in place at some point to prevent this stuff.
 
So, is it sufficiently clear what the NCAA policy currently is regarding drafted players that have not signed an NBA contract?

I would expect if a player can return to school after being drafted (especially if players are still eligible to return to school if they go undrafted) that we see a MASSIVE spike in collegians entering the draft.

I know if I could capitalize on a strong year and have security that I could still be eligible to play in the NCAA (and receive NIL money), I would just enter the draft. On the team side, there is virtually untapped upside of stacking draft rights and letting them continue to develop in the NCAA.

Would make 2nd rounders this year more valuable than literally ever before (or maybe ever again with such a surge).
 
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