James Wiseman surprised the NBA world on Thursday when he announced that he will withdraw from the University of Memphis, hire an agent and prepare for the 2020 NBA draft.
Wiseman was serving a 12-game suspension that was slated to end in January. He played in only three college games, averaging 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks in 23 minutes against South Carolina State, Illinois-Chicago and Oregon.
NBA teams will have a smaller sample of play than expected to evaluate the center, who started the season as our projected No. 1 draft pick and now sits at No. 3. Wiseman's time at Memphis included only one game against high-level competition. During a not overwhelmingly impressive performance in a loss to Oregon, he posted 14 points and 12 rebounds in 22 foul-plagued minutes.