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Preview: Right time or too soon for NBA draft?

KNKX Public Radio | By Kirsten Kendrick,
Art Thiel
Published April 5, 2012 at 12:00 PM PDT
Tony Wroten, left, celebrates Washington's 90-86 win over Oregon with Terrance Ross, right, in a quarterfinal in the National Invitation Tournament March 20 in Seattle. Both are leaving UW to enter the NBA draft.
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Tony Wroten, left, celebrates Washington's 90-86 win over Oregon with Terrance Ross, right, in a quarterfinal in the National Invitation Tournament March 20 in Seattle. Both are leaving UW to enter the NBA draft.

They were certainly stars this season. But is that enough? Freshman Tony Wroten and sophomore Terrence Ross both announced this week that they're leaving the University of Washington to enter the NBA draft.

Find out what KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel thinks about their decision tomorrow morning at 5:35 and 7:35 on 88.5 KPLU. Check back here for a blog of our conversation.
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Kirsten Kendrick
Kirsten Kendrick hosts Morning Edition on KNKX and the sports interview series "Going Deep," talking with folks tied to sports in our region about what drives them — as professionals and people.
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Art Thiel
Art Thiel is a co-founder and writer for the rising sports website Sportspress Northwest. In 2003 Thiel wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, “Out of Left Field,” which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Steve Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored “The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists,” a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom.
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