Sunday, April 27, 2008

STAYING AND GOING(?)

Psycho T is coming back, but Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and now Danny Green (in a surprise move) continue to test the NBA waters. None of the three has hired agents which allows them the option of staying in school by opting out by the June 17 deadline.

While UNC announced Friday that the power forward is staying in school, two other key members of this year's Final Four run -- point guard Ty Lawson and shooting guard Wayne Ellington -- will enter their names into the NBA Draft but not hire an agent. On Saturday, in a move that surprised UNC, sixth man Danny Green tossed his name in David Stern’s hat.

"I love playing at North Carolina and still have big dreams to realize here, including graduating,'' Hansbrough said in a prepared statement. "Of course I look forward to playing in the NBA some day but not next year."

Ellington and Lawson, meanwhile, are the first players under coach Roy Williams to "test the NBA waters." If they refrain from hiring agents and continue to attend class, they will have until 5 p.m. June 16 to pull out. The draft will be held 10 days later.

With the depth of this year's draft -- more than three dozen other underclassmen have also declared -- the sophomores are not currently projected as lottery (top 14) picks and may even risk falling to the second round, where contracts are not guaranteed.

The three players were not available for comment, but Ellington and Lawson said in a prepared statement that they planned to stay in good academic standing and were studying for final exams next week.

"I'm not dying to leave here, but playing in the NBA is another dream I have,'' Ellington said.

Williams also said in the statement that he supports the decisions by each of the three players and will continue to help Ellington and Lawson through the predraft process.

(Photos AFP/GETTY IMAGES/File, Ronald Martinez/Getty Images and by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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