Auburn guard Wendell Green declares for 2023 NBA Draft

Auburn guard Wendell Green Jr. has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, he announced on social media. Green has been a staple of the Auburn offense over the last two seasons.

Green just wrapped up his junior season with the Tigers, averaging 13.7 points, 4.1 assists and a team-high 1.7 steals per game as he jumped into a starting role. He turned in one of his most efficient showings of the year in the regular season finale against Tennessee, shooting 8-for-14 from the field for 24 points to lead Auburn past the Volunteers 79-70 to take momentum into the SEC Tournament.

After his impressive season this year, Green was named second team All-SEC.

Green transferred to Auburn from Eastern Kentucky ahead of the 2021-22 season and put up solid numbers with 12 points and a career-high 5.1 assists per game in his first season with the Tigers. With EKU, he averaged 15.8 points, 5.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game in his lone season with the Colonels in 2020-21.

More on the 2023 NBA Draft

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. Round 1 of the draft will be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, while Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum is expected to handle the second round of picks.

To be eligible for the NBA Draft, players must be at least 19 years in age during the calendar year that the draft is held and at least one NBA season from their high school graduation date, or the date that would have been if they are not graduated. It is not required that player spend that one year playing college basketball, though. Players can play in either college, abroad, or the G League Ignite if they choose so.

While this is a significant change from what the rules once were, players are eligible to enter their names into the NBA Draft pool and explore their options by hiring an agent to go through the process, while still keeping their college eligibility. The deadline to make that move is on April 23 beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET. Players have until June 12 at 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their name from the pool and return to college.

The NBA Draft Lottery will be held on May 16, which is also the start of the NBA Conference Finals.