Duane Washington Jr. told ESPN that he will stay in the upcoming NBA Draft, forgoing his senior season at Ohio State.

Washington received positive feedback from the G League Elite Camp and the NBA draft combine.

Washington averaged 16.4 points on 37.4% shooting from three last season.

He is currently ranked No. 82 on ESPN's draft rankings. 

Victor Wembanyama has signed a three-year contract with ASVEL Villeurbanne.

Wembanyama is widely considered the favorite to be picked first overall in the 2023 NBA draft.

“Victor is a unique player in the world, he’s the greatest prospect in French basketball over the past twenty years,” ASVEL president and former four-time NBA champion Tony Parker said, per the club. “He has everything to make a grat career and has the opportunity to be a future no. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. We’ll do everything to support his development, help his progress and help him achieve this goal.”

Wembanyama spent the last two seasons with Nanterre and had assignments with Pole France in France’s Third Division.

The 2021 NBA draft has long been considered to have a clear top-5, but Scottie Barnes has emerged as a candidate to join the mix with Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs and Jonathan Kuminga. 

Barnes was the only lottery prospect who participated in all facets of the combine and tested well.

"Barnes has significant momentum coming out of Chicago and looks like a real threat to crack the top five on draft night," writes ESPN. "He's getting looks as high as No. 4 from Toronto, is strongly in play with Orlando at No. 5 and looks unlikely to fall past Oklahoma City at No. 6. This draft has been described as a five-player draft for much of the season, but Barnes has done what he can to deconstruct that narrative and put himself firmly in that group."

Executives have also become bullish about Barnes' shooting mechanics to project as a consistent perimeter shooter eventually. 

While Cade Cunningham has long been considered the top prospect in the 2021 NBA Draft class, league sources tell Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated that the Detroit Pistons will seriously consider Evan Mobley and Jalen Green.

"The strong sense I’ve gotten is that Detroit will explore all its options before committing one way or another, and that the decision on who to take is far from a done deal," writes Jeremy Woo at Sports Illustrated.

Troy Weaver is known as a contrarian with disregard for consensus thought. Weaver continues to be a proponent of the value of bigs in the modern NBA and was widely thought to be bullish on James Wiseman entering last year's draft. That thinking has some around the league believing Weaver could ultimately favor the versatility of Mobley. 

Cade Cunningham plans on visiting only the Detroit Pistons after they won the draft lottery.

Cunningham has long established himself as the consensus top overall pick in the 2021 draft class. 

Cunningham averaged 20.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 35.4 minutes per game in his one season at Oklahoma State. 

The Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons are in the top-4 of the 2021 NBA Lottery. The Rockets needed to stay in the top-4 to keep their pick.

1. Detroit Pistons

2. Houston Rockets

3. Cleveland Cavaliers

4. Toronto Raptors

5. Orlando Magic

6. Oklahoma City Thunder

7. Golden State Warriors

8. Orlando Magic (from Chicago)

9. Sacramento Kings

10. New Orleans Pelicans 

11. Charlotte Hornets

12. San Antonio Spurs

13. Indiana Pacers

14. Golden State Warriors

Trey Murphy has hired an agent and will remain in the 2021 NBA Draft, he told Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

Murphy is currently ranked the No. 30 prospect in the ESPN 100.

"A lot of teams say they are very intrigued with me. Different teams seem to be targeting me with their first-round pick. The range is wide, so now we need to figure out which teams are the best fit for me and my development. The goal isn't just to get drafted at a certain number, but to play 15 years in the NBA," said Murphy.

Murphy ranked as the most efficient half-court scorer in the country among players likely to get drafted, including making 50% of his open standstill 3-pointers this season. 

The NBA has announced the 14 represenatives at the 2021 Draft Lottery that will be held on Tuesday evening.

Charlotte Hornets: Miles Bridges (Player)
Chicago Bears: Marc Eversley (General Manager)
Cleveland Cavaliers: Koby Altman (General Manager)
Detroit Pistons: Ben Wallace (NBA Legend)
Golden State Warriors: Rick Welts (President and Chief Operating Officer)
Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon (NBA Legend)
Indiana Pacers: Nancy Leonard (Former Pacers Executive and Widow to Bobby "Slick" Leonard)
Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards (Player)
New Orleans Pelicans: Swin Cash (Vice President of Basketball Operations & Team Development)
Oklahoma City Thunder: Nazr Mohammed (Oklahoma City Blue GM / Thunder Pro Scout)
Orlando Magic: Jeff Weltman (President, Basketball Operations)
Sacramento Kings: Monte McNair (Genearl Manager)
San Antonio Spurs: Peter J. Holt (Managing Partner)
Toronto Raptors: Fred VanVleet (Player)

Victor Wembanyama has left Nanterre with his next destination not currently known.

Wembanyama is the projected No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

The G League Ignite and Overtime Elite have each been recuriting Wembanyama for some time.

Wembanyama averaged 8.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 19.1 minutes per game last season for Nanterre.

Jalen Green is considered "the most dynamic of the five prospects" at the top of the 2021 NBA draft with his scoring ability and athleticism on the wing. Green finished 10th in the G League in scoring at just 19 years old.

In comments to ESPN, Green said he's the best prospect in the draft.

"Me, I'm the best prospect in this draft, in my opinion," Green said. "I didn't go to college and I played against grown men. I just think as a 19-year-old doing that, I'm the best player in the draft for sure."

One NBA executive said Green has a chance to be a "10-time All-Star and 25-point-per-game scorer" once he settles into the NBA game.