(yahoosports) The NBA has informed its teams that 205 players have filed to enter the 2020 NBA draft as early-entry candidates.
The group reportedly includes 163 college underclassmen and 42 international players.
KUs Devon Dotson and Wichita States Dexter Dennis are among those who have declared for the draft.
The 205 players will be vying to be selected in a draft that has only 60 slots.
As big as that number might seem, it’s actually down from the past two years, with ESPN reporting that 233 players tested the draft waters in 2019 and 236 in 2018. The smaller group could be chalked up to uncertainty around the draft process due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Many players are entering the draft to get feedback from NBA teams, then return to college knowing what to work on to improve their future draft stock. They could also want to communicate with teams about their current evaluations, and return to school if it wasn’t what they were hoping.
