Chance they return? Should be 100%. Likelihood? Should still be 100%.
I don't know everyone, I'm new to the board but not new to UConn basketball or the NBA. I think I'm in the rare breed that actually enjoys both systems equally and watch too much for my own good (ask the girlfriend). But I'll be honest, and I await the vitriol about to come my way, Daniels and Boatright aren't even close to sniffing the first round. I don't think Boatright is draftable this year and Daniels could maybe be between picks 50-60?
This isn't a star-ladden draft class. It still remains to be seen what the highly touted Embiid, Wiggins, and Parker (if he declares) can bring to the NBA. However, this class is FULL of role players. A year or two ago this year's Dougie McD would've been arguably a Top 5 pick but this draft is so stocked with rotational role players that most analysts put him between 13-16.
I honestly don't see any reason for a college junior to enter the draft if he's not going to be surefire first round pick with a guaranteed contract. My words may seem harsh but I don't want either of these UConn boys drafted in the second round, to non-guaranteed money/roster spot, to only get cut in October. These two still have room to improve, Daniels more so than Boatright in my opinion.
It's not that I don't recognize Daniels's flashes of NBA potential but rather I've been watching Shabazz's placement on mock drafts very heavily. Best case scenario is that he played his way to a 25-30 pick in the first round. I would be esctatic is he was picked at 30 to the Spurs (estimated to have that pick). No way do I want Shabazz on a horrible team (Sorry Kemba). I want to see Shabazz develop an NBA game similar to how Lamb was luckily able to (thanks to horrible ownership in OKC trading Harden for tax-savings). My point here is: if Shabazz is likely to be the last first round pick, where exactly do we see Daniels and Boat going? This senior year can be huge for them, a chance to re-write the books on post tournament year after Kemba left. That early NCAA exit still haunts me.