{"id":573407,"date":"2026-03-31T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573407\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:15:08","slug":"iowa-state-star-forward-reportedly-declaring-for-2026-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573407\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa State star forward reportedly declaring for 2026 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With only four teams remaining in the 2026 NCAA Tournament,\u00a0\u00a0players from different programs are beginning to make offseason moves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iowa State\u2019s star forward is among those players, as he reportedly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/iowa-state\/article\/iowa-state-basketball-milan-momcilovic-is-declaring-for-the-nba-draft-what-are-his-chances-of-returning-to-iowa-state-279297517\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">declared for the 2026 NBA Draft<\/a> after a stellar junior campaign with the Cyclones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I probably, definitely, (will) test the draft,&#8221; Milan Momcilovic told Cyclone Alert\u2019s Alec Busse in a conversation at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. &#8220;Just because I think I&#8217;ve had a good year and shot the ball very well, that I can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Technically, Momcilovic made his NBA draft decision a few weeks ago. However, with the Cyclones getting obliterated by Tennessee in the Sweet 16 last Thursday, it makes sense why Busse\u2019s report regarding Momcilovic\u2019s future emerged in late March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although Momcilovic isn\u2019t a great shot creator, ball handler, or defender, he\u2019s among the most gifted\/productive three-point snipers in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pewaukee, Wisconsin native\u2019s quick, hitch-free release enables him to get perimeter jumpers off swiftly and capitalize on his catch-and-shoot opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Momcilovic averaged 16.9 points per game while shooting 50.6% from the field and 48.7% from beyond the arc. Considering the NBA prioritizes above-average three-point shooting, it goes without saying that Momcilovic is making the right decision by testing the waters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting to see if the proven sharpshooter seriously entertains the idea of returning to school for his fourth and final collegiate season.<\/p>\n<p>More college basketball:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/ca\/ncaa-basketball\/news\/unc-freshman-phenom-declares-2026-nba-draft\/466c80b5416bb05f5c0423b6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UNC freshman phenom declares for 2026 NBA Draft<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With only four teams remaining in the 2026 NCAA Tournament,\u00a0\u00a0players from different programs are beginning to make offseason&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-573407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}