Difficult to tell whether three Heels will be back
Posted May 8, 2008
When Roy Williams tested the NBA waters for his leading undergraduates, the waters evidently were just a few degrees warmer than UNC's shooting touch in the Final Four. Tyler Hansbrough stayed put. Wayne Ellington, Ty Lawson and Danny Green stuck their toes in the NBA Draft pool. Because the players refrained from hiring agents, they can work out for NBA teams, assess the feedback and withdraw without penalty by June 16.
(Winston-Salem Journal)
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