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James Nnaji Shakes Up College Basketball: Baylor Star Enters Transfer Portal—Where Will He Land Next?

James Nnaji Shakes Up College Basketball: Baylor Star Enters Transfer Portal—Where Will He Land Next?

On Dec. 30, NCAA president Charlie Baker clarified in a statement on X that the NCAA “has not and will not grant eligibility to any prospective or returning student-athletes who have signed an NBA contract (including a two-way contract).”

Nnaji never signed an NBA contract. The Detroit Pistons drafted him No. 31 overall, but his rights were traded to the Charlotte Hornets on draft day and once more in 2024 to the New York Knicks as part of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade. Although Nnaji played in NBA Summer League games for the Hornets and Knicks, as recently as last year for the Knicks, he never appeared in an NBA regular-season game.

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