Joel Embiid announces he will enter NBA draft

Kansas center Joel Embiid announced Wednesday that he will enter the NBA Draft.

Accompanied by his coach at Kansas, Bill Self, the 20-year-old Cameroonian said at a press conference that he thought long and hard about the decision but ultimately decided to make the jump.

Despite a back injury that forced him to miss Kansas’ final six games, Embiid is projected to be a top-three pick.