Joel Embiid will enter NBA draft

Joel Embiid will announce his plans to enter the NBA Draft during a press conference with Kansas coach Bill Self on Wednesday at 2 p.m central time, multiple sources told SNY.tv.

“He’s coming out,” one NBA source said. “Shouldn’t be a surprise. He’s a lock for the Top 5.”

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported March 27th that Embiid would enter the NBA Draft. The 7-foot Embiid then took to Twitter to say he hadn’t yet made up his mind.

DraftExpress.com has Embiid projected as the No. 2 pick behind fellow Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins, meaning Kansas could go 1-2 in the Draft just as Kentucky did in 2012 with Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

A native of Cameroon, Embiid averaged 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks this season en route to Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors, but didn’t play after March 1 due to a back injury.