Isaiah Wong declares for 2023 NBA Draft
Miami guard Isaiah Wong has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, he announced in a video on Monday afternoon. Wong just completed his fourth season at Miami.
A four-star prospect in the 2019 recruiting class by the On3 Industry Ranking. Wong was the No. 74 overall player in the class and has been making his impact known during his entire career at Miami.
As a sophomore, Wong averaged a career-high 17.1 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game. Wong averaged double figures in three of his seasons at Miami and just finished a stellar fourth season with the Hurricanes.
A key piece to Miami’s Final Four run, Wong was the leading scorer for Miami this year averaging 16.2 points per game on 44.5% shooting. Wong also grabbed 4.3 rebounds per game and dished out 3.2 assists per game this year.
In five Miami NCAA Tournament games, Wong scored double digits four times, including two games of 20 or more points. Wong had his tournament-high 27 points against Indiana in the second round.
More on the 2023 NBA Draft
The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Round 1 of the draft will be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, while Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum is expected to handle the second round of picks.
To be eligible for the NBA Draft, players must be at least 19 years in age during the calendar year that the draft is held and at least one NBA season from their high school graduation date, or the date that would have been if they are not graduated. It is not required that player spend that one year playing college basketball, though. Players can play in either college, abroad, or the G League Ignite if they choose so.
While this is a significant change from what the rules once were, players are eligible to enter their names into the NBA Draft pool and explore their options by hiring an agent to go through the process, while still keeping their college eligibility. The deadline to make that move is on April 23 beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players have until June 12 at 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their name from the pool and return to college.
The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 16, which is also the start of the NBA Conference Finals.