North Carolina freshman Drake Powell announced his intentions to enter the NBA Draft on Wednesday afternoon confirming what many that follow the Tar Heel program believed would ultimately happen. Inside Carolina’s Sherrell McMillan joins host Tommy Ashley to discuss Powell’s decision to make the jump after one season in Chapel Hill. McMillan and Ashley also discuss what’s next for Hubert Davis and the Heels as the 2025-26 roster construction continues to take place.

0:00 - Stream begins
0:20 - Show begins
0:39 - Rell’s overall thoughts
2:06 - Powell answered the NBA questions
4:25 - Good for the new NBA?
6:41 - NBA team radars
7:45 - Why now?
10:00 - What now for UNC?
11:52 - Three scenarios
14:45 - It’s complicated
17:26 - One and done dilemma
19:20 - Remember when and the dramatic shift

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