James Nnaji, 2023 NBA Draft pick whose return to Baylor sparked uproar, enters transfer portal

Baylor 7-footer James Nnaji, the 2023 NBA Draft pick whose eligibility sparked criticism across college basketball, plans to enter the transfer portal, his agency told Draft Express on Tuesday.Nnaji joined the Bears in January after the NCAA ruled he was eligible to play college basketball even though he had played professionally in Europe and in NBA Summer League. He became the first NBA Draft pick to play college basketball. He was selected No. 31 overall by the Detroit Pistons, and his rights were traded to the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks.Advertisement