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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 5315991, member: 7511"]
Interesting take.  Technically, Watkins would have been draft eligible this season, as she turns 22 in October.  Obviously, she will be draft eligible again next season and the season after that.

In the case of both Azzi and Paige, while they both will end up hanging around for an extra season, they were back on the court as soon as they were healthy and able to play.  In Watkins case, staying around for a full season rather than coming back for a stretch run next year seems to make sense.

The “other Watkins” on the west coast will have a similar dilemma as to whether she comes back to finish the season at USC next year or waits until the following season to come back.  In her case, JuJu will not be draft eligible until 2027 when she turns 22, and she has previously made some noise about undergrad eligibility for the WNBA draft, so it would not surprise me to see her on the court to finish next season and complete her eligibility in 2027.
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