The deadline to declare for the 2011 NBA draft is rapidly approaching. To date, 37 college underclassmen have stated their intentions to enter the draft. A few prominent names, including Ohio State's Jared Sullinger and Baylor's Perry Jones, have said that they will return to college.
That leaves us with a handful of players who are still on the fence. Below is a look at eight potential first-round picks we'll be watching closely before the April 24 deadline.
To see our analysis of everyone who has declared, click here.
To see Chad Ford's evaluation of Harrison Barnes and other top prospects and which way they might be leaning, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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David Thorpe is an NBA analyst for ESPN.com's Scouts Inc. and the executive director of the Pro Training Center in Clearwater, Fla., where he oversees the player development program for NBA and college players. David has trained Kevin Martin, Corey Brewer, Omri Casspi, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas, Yi Jianlian, Courtney Lee, Kyrylo Fesenko, Earl Clark, Jrue Holiday, DeJuan Blair and others.
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