Mbah a Moute watch
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has until 9 p.m. Pacific time to make up his mind if he wants to stay in the NBA draft or return to UCLA.
Last check, he was having a workout with an NBA team today. He probably will take all the time that is allotted to him to make his decision.
As soon as I know something, you will know something.
Last week, coach Ben Howland said he expects Mbah a Moute to be a second-round pick if he stays in the draft and that he wants a guarantee from a team he will be picked. However, Howland said no team is going to give him that kind of guarantee. He will be too late of pick and there's no telling who will be available as the draft comes to a close.
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Strangely, ESPN is reporting that Mbah A Moute has only until 5:00pm EST to withdraw from the draft. Any idea what the descrepancy is?
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/insider/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=DraftNotes-080616&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fdraft2008%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3dford_chad%26page%3dDraftNotes-080616
I heard that too. Wires are getting crossed. I heard from UCLA he had until 9 p.m. Pacific, midmight Eastern, to decide. I heard ESPN report the deadline was 5 p.m. too. The deadline is today, regardless.