Arizona forward Chance Comanche will not return to the team next season and will keep his name in the NBA Draft. His decision came via Twitter.
— Chance Comanche (@comanche2414) May 5, 2017
Comanche originally announced his decision to declare for the draft April 8 and there was speculation that he wasn’t returning to Arizona after he posted a Snapchat of an all-black Lamborghini. However, it was his birthday weekend and the smoke was cleared after it was announced that the car was rented for a few days.
He wasn’t invited to the NBA Draft combine and was expected to go in the first-round of the 2018 draft to the Washington Wizards. Comanche averaged 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore off the bench and emerged as arguably Sean Miller’s best post defender last season.
Comanche took steps forward late in the season as a freshman especially in the Pac-12 Tournament and progressed last season, but he most likely would’ve remained in the same position with Dusan Ristic returning for his senior season and five-star center DeAndre Ayton coming in.
It’s most likely Comanche won’t hear his name June’s draft, but he has potential to sign with a team, play in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and work out a micro deal with a team. Crystal ball: Comanche will either spend a year or two in the NBA Development League to polish his game at the professional and become a bench contributor at some point in the NBA.
Or he could end up overseas like many Wildcats who leaped forward to the NBA early.
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