Projected 1st-rounder Anfernee Simons to skip college, enter NBA draft

Projected NBA first-round pick Anfernee Simons will forgo entering college to declare for the 2018 NBA Draft.

"After discussing the matter with my parents, I have decided to forego the opportunity to play in the NCAA and to instead enter the NBA draft," Simons said Thursday, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony. "I am very thankful for the support I received at IMG Academy and from the NCAA coaches who recruited me. I am ready and excited to pursue my dream of playing in the NBA."

Simons is an 18-year-old, five-star recruit out of IMG Academy prep high school in Bradenton, Fla., who's able to go straight to the NBA because he completed a postgraduate year of school and meets the age requirements, per Givony.

The former Louisville commit's mother confirmed the decision to turn pro to Daniels.