C.J. Holmes: College basketball is keeping more stars, and the NBA is feeling it
By C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News••New York Daily News
NEW YORK — Only 71 players filed as early-entry candidates for the 2026 NBA draft. According to the NBA, that’s down from 106 in 2025, 283 in 2022 and 353 in 2021. ESPN noted that this year’s number is the smallest early-entry group in more than two decades.
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NEW YORK Only 71 players filed as early-entry candidates for the 2026 NBA draft. According to the NBA, thats down from 106 in 2025, 283 in 2022 and 353 in 2021. ESPN noted that this years number is t…