re: Any solid word (rumors) yet about Sexton leaving ?

No. It just gives him up until about 10 days before the draft to change his mind.

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If he doesn't hire an agent, does that give him the ability to come back to school if he doesn't go where he wanted in the draft?

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If you don't sign with an agent, here are the key dates

The process more or less goes

- April 22- Early Entry Draft Eligibility Deadline (declare date)
- May 15 - NBA Lotto Draft Order
- May 16-20- NBA Combine
- June 11 - Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline
- June 21 - NBA Draft

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but is expected to stay in the draft

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This is the smart way to do it if they don't need an agent to front expenses to prepare/participate in draft process


A perfect storm of bad events outside Sexton's control could happen to cause a good player to unfairly fall in the draft. Not signing with an agent hedges against it


As in

- Very Suboptimal draft order (his best case draft slots filled with teams who don't need PGs)
- Get sick and/or banged up during combine/private workouts cause stock to drop
- NBA scouts give him a lower grade than he hoped + recommended returning to school for higher grade
- Other unexpected events