Oregon State's Roman Silva puts his name into the 2021 NBA Draft, leaves college options open
By Nick Daschel | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Oregon State has its second player in as many days with college eligibility remaining enter the 2021 NBA Draft.
Senior center Roman Silva announced on social media Friday that "I will be testing the waters in the NBA draft with my full intention on keeping my eligibility and returning to school."
On Thursday, junior forward Warith Alatishe put his name into the draft as an early entry, also with the intention to return to school. In Silva's case, he is not technically an early entry as he's a senior. But because the 2020-21 season was a free year of eligibility due to the pandemic, Silva is eligible to return to Oregon State next season.
It's common in this era for college players with eligibility remaining to enter the NBA draft in order to get an evaluation, with the intention of returning to school. In recent years, Oregon State's Stephen and Ethan Thompson and Tres Tinkle made similar moves.
Silva had a breakout campaign this past season, starting 24 of 31 games. Silva averaged 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds a game, and shot 65% from the floor.
--Nick Daschel | ndaschel@oregonian.com | @nickdaschel
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