The early-entry deadline for the NBA Draft was this past Friday. This helped clear up the draft picture, as the lottery is less than two weeks away. The early entry list consists of 71 players, which is down from 106 last year. This is the fewest number of declarations in the past two decades. That tells you all you need to know about today’s collegiate landscape and NIL. Multiple top prospects returned to college basketball this year because of NIL. Arizona’s Koa Peat announces he’s declaring for the NBA draft. pic.twitter.com/aiYT9KFHef — Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 24, 2026 Peat Declares for NBA Draft One of the 71 players who declared was Arizona’s star, Koa Peat . “Mr. Arizona” made an Instagram post last week announcing his NBA Draft decision. Wildcats point guard Jaden Bradley also declared for the draft a few weeks ago, along with Brayden Burries last Friday.…