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Big 12 Basketball: Top 5 decisions to be made regarding 2019 NBA Draft

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MARCH 21: Dedric Lawson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks shoots a free throw during the second half against the Northeastern Huskies in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 21, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - MARCH 21: Dedric Lawson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks shoots a free throw during the second half against the Northeastern Huskies in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 21, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – MARCH 16: The Kansas Jayhawks walk onto the court after a timeout in the Big 12 Basketball Tournament Finals against the Iowa State Cyclones at Sprint Center on March 16, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – MARCH 16: The Kansas Jayhawks walk onto the court after a timeout in the Big 12 Basketball Tournament Finals against the Iowa State Cyclones at Sprint Center on March 16, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Big 12 Basketball has been a conference of very solid players, but now many are trying to go pro too early in the 2019 NBA Draft. There are five players that need to make a choice before the deadline.

I love Big 12 Basketball, it is up and down, it is fast paced, with lots of different styles of teams, and on top of that, they are typically filled with older rosters. But, now there is a new trend with being able to enter your name into the NBA draft, and still be able to return as long as you do not sign with an agent.

There are numerous players that have taken this approach in recent years, but there are five Big 12 players that are just on the verge of being drafted, and I am going to predict what they are going to do.

There is a list much longer of players that are entering their names, but I think the others are going to either stay because they are easily going to be drafted, or are just doing this for feedback, with no real expectations of staying in the draft.

The Big 12 has a history of creating role players in recent years in the NBA with players like Jevon Carter, Frank Mason, and Devonte Graham. These players stayed all four years, but what about those who left early? Some of these players were teammates with those who made this choice.