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Why Duke's Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, UCLA's Nikola Kusturica, Texas' Marcus Spears can't enter the 2027 draft
Three players expected to be among the best in college basketball during the 2026-27 season will have to wait longer than usual to enter the NBA Draft .
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Three players expected to be among the best in college basketball during the 2026-27 season will have to wait longer than usual to enter the NBA Draft . In a world of one-and-done freshmen, Duke's Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje , UCLA's Nikola Kusturica and Texas ' Marcus Spears Jr. --- three expected stars this college basketball season --- are in a rare situation: All three must play at least two seasons of college basketball before entering the NBA Draft because of the league's age requirement.
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