Turns out A.J. Hoggard also is checking to see what his NBA draft stock looks like.
The Michigan State basketball junior point guard joined sophomore guard Jaden Akins in entering his name early for the draft, a list released late Tuesday by the NBA showed.
It was unclear whether Hoggard planned to sign with an agent or, like Akins, explore the draft process and still retain his final two years of collegiate eligibility — Hoggard has an extra year due to the NCAA waiver for the 2020-21 season. Hoggard had not posted about entering the draft on his social media accounts as of late Tuesday night.