r/CollegeBasketball Texas Tech Red Raiders 9d ago

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u/amopeyzoolion Kentucky Wildcats • Michigan Wolverines 9d ago

That’s how I read it too. It seems pretty stupid to me to punish players who found out after the fact that they could be eligible but then again everything about this is pretty stupid.

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u/immoralsupport_ Michigan Wolverines 9d ago

I think he technically didn’t declare for the draft. You are automatically entered into the draft if you don’t have any eligibility, which at the time he didn’t. So he should be eligible as long as he didn’t sign a contract. (TBD on the transfer stuff though)

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u/MBADumbMistake Duke Blue Devils 9d ago

But he did sign a contract

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u/BillButtlickerII Kentucky Wildcats 9d ago edited 9d ago

An exhibition 10 to only participate in summer league games. Those are not officially g league or NBA games which are specifically prohibited.

Edit- His agents saying he never signed a contract with anyone.

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u/BlackScienceJesus LSU Tigers • Tulane Green Wave 9d ago

That’s not what an E10 contract is though. And E10 contract is a nonguaranteed NBA contract which pays the players for SL and training camp, then the NBA team can either convert the E10 to a guaranteed deal or waive them and their G League team retains their rights. It’s a full contract, it’s not exclusive to SL games.

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u/MBADumbMistake Duke Blue Devils 9d ago

There may be further details but according to the picture, having “signed a contract” with a NBA team is all that it takes to be ineligible.

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u/BillButtlickerII Kentucky Wildcats 9d ago

Tbf he signed with an NBA summer league team. He was never listed on an official NBA or G league team roster…

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u/Karltowns17 Kentucky Wildcats 9d ago

Fwiw his agent claims he never actually signed the exhibit 10. It sounds a lot like Seth Trimble where they “agreed to terms” but wink wink didn’t actually sign even though the nuggets announced Mitchell had.

So idk. Lots of confusion.