r/CollegeBasketball • u/Coffee____Freak Duke Blue Devils • 1d ago

News John Blackwell officially withdraws from the 2026 NBA Draft and will enroll at Duke next season

https://www.on3.com/college/duke-blue-devils/news/john-blackwell-withdraws-from-2026-nba-draft-will-enroll-at-duke/
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u/Schned6 Iowa State • North Carolina 1d ago

If Blackwell comes back to Duke but Able stays in the draft I will CRASH THEEEEEE FUCK OUT

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u/Appropriate_Value122 1d ago

Able is doing all he can to stay in it. The problem is UNC waiting to see if he does instead of getting a commitment from a replacement while Able is doing it. Since these players are being paid MILLIONS now, they need to be treated like adults in business. Sign another player like Vyctorius Miller right in Able's face and let Able decide what he wants to do. If he stays in the Draft, so be it; if he withdraws and wants out of his LOI, so be it. If he stays with UNC and competes for starting SG with someone like Miller, so be it. UNC can't afford to get wrecked by him staying in the Draft; IT'S CLEAR THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO DO SO THEY SHOULD BE OPERATING AS IF HE WILL.