Another contender for that award also turned down the NBA. Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford turned down a potential late first-round draft spot for NIL deal with the Tigers north of $2 million, a source told CBS Sports' Matt Norlander.

T he strength of the 2025 NBA Draft class was always going to be threatened by the NIL money flowing through college basketball. Now that college players have the opportunity to m

Wednesday was the deadline for men's college basketball players to pull out of the NBA draft. A look at the winners and losers from the decisions.