Don’t give up hope of a Diamond Stone return just yet, Maryland fans.
Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com cited sources on Monday and said the Terrapins center would declare for the 2016 NBA draft.
However, Stone’s father, Bob, had other ideas in comments he made to Jeff Ermann of 247Sports’ Inside Maryland Sports: “I don't know anybody in Cleveland. I don't know what they're talking about. ... There's a lot of people out there who like to talk, but we haven't told anybody anything. We're still evaluating.”
Haynes did say Stone was “holding on hiring [an] agent,” which would give the big man the option to return to Maryland. Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Sun added Stone could return to the Terrapins as long as he withdraws his name from draft consideration by June 13 (the draft is June 23).
Still, that doesn’t seem likely, given this update from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports:
Stone always seemed destined for the NBA when he signed with Maryland before the 2015-16 season as a 5-star recruit, per 247Sports’ composite ...
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Diamond Stone’s Dad Denies Report Terps Star Is Entering 2016 NBA Draft
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