While the NBA's new lottery changes will dominate headlines this week, Wednesday marked a quietly important date on the league's calendar. As the highly anticipated 2026 NBA Draft inches closer and closer, May 28 represented the last day for players to withdraw their names from the "early entry" prospect pool and return to college. It's become an increasingly crucial day for NCAA and NBA teams alike. What was previously a foregone conclusion for many has become anything but. There can now be significantly more value for those NBA-hopefuls projected to go outside the lottery and in the second round to head back to school. The reason? NIL has changed the game entirely. A slew of players can now guarantee themselves significantly more money at the college level than their 2026-27 NBA salary. And they can potentially boost their stock for the following draft in the process. It's become a pretty big positive for college basketball, which is now seeing some high-caliber talent stick around far longer.…