The Detroit Pistons selected Nigerian big man James Nnaji with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft after a promising year with Barcelona, and immediately traded him to the Charlotte Hornets. Nnaji’s rights were eventually traded to the New York Knicks as part of the Karl-Anthony Towns deal, but he remained under contract in Europe and never played an NBA game despite appearing in Las Vegas Summer League for the Knicks.
Now Nnaji is coming to men’s college basketball, and he’s eligible immediately. Nnaji committed to Baylor on Christmas Eve, and he can be on the floor for the second half of this season. The NIL and
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