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As NBA decision creeps closer, NBA scouts place Caris LeVert on edge of first round

ANN ARBOR -- Caris LeVert's future centers on a million-dollar question: Where will the Michigan junior be selected in the NBA draft if he leaves early.

The keyword is if.

Having spent the last three months recovering from foot surgery and reviewing his options, LeVert is five days away from the NBA Draft early entry eligibility deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday. His decision, however, could come soon. On Monday night, a U-M basketball spokesman told MLive the program is "hopeful to have some more information" on Tuesday.

After saying at the end of the season that he'd likely wait "right up to the last day" to make his decision, LeVert changed course last week and said, "I'll have a decision pretty soon.