Draft deadline gone, now it's time to wait on NBA decisions Posted Apr 24, 2018 The deadline has passed for college players to declare early for the NBA draft. Now it's time to wait for the draft entries who didn't hire an agent to decide whether they're staying in or heading back to school. The early-entry deadline was Sunday night. The next date to watch is May 30 as the last day for draft entrants who didn't hire an agent to withdraw and return to school. (Associated Press)