Kristaps Porzingis pulls out of the NBA Draft, agent says

Kristaps Porzingis decided to pull out his name of the NBA Draft, according to ESPN.

Per ESPN, Porzingis, an athletic 7-footer who can stretch defenses with his shooting ability, was one of the hot names in the draft in recent weeks, with teams in the late lottery to mid-first round seriously considering drafting him and leaving him overseas for a year or two to develop.

Teams as high as the Orlando Magic at No. 12 had traveled to Europe to spend days scouting Porzingis. Sources said the Oklahoma City Thunder had promised to take him with the 21st pick if he stayed in the draft.

However, Miller said that Porzingis was concerned he wasn't ready to make the transition to the NBA, wanted to return to Sevilla in Spain to continue developing and was confident he could go even higher in the 2015 NBA draft.