After Jon Rothstein broke the news this afternoon, UK is following suit, issuing this press release announcing De’Aaron Fox’s declaration for the NBA Draft. According to UK, De’Aaron will sign with an agent, which is expected given that he’s a projected top five or top ten pick. Fox thanked his teammates, coaches, and the BBN in a lengthy letter via UK.
“First of all, I’m grateful for the unbelievable season we had,” Fox said. “Although the ending didn’t turn out how we wanted it to, this team came together as a family and we achieved things that a lot of people didn’t think we could because we were so young.