Stanford's Jeremy Green Will Remain in NBA Draft

by Scott Allen on May 8, 2025 9:13 PM PDT

Jeremy Green announced that he would test the NBA draft waters last month while serving an academic suspension. The water was apparently warm, as head coach Johnny Dawkins confirmed that Green will not return to Stanford for his senior season. Today was the withdrawal deadline. (While Green may have made up his mind from the start, players will have much less time to decide whether to return to school or enter the NBA draft next season.)

Somewhere, Dion Cross is smiling. The former Stanford sharpshooter's career record of 241 3-pointers made will stand. Green finishes his career with 228. Should Cardinal fans be smiling along with Cross, or lamenting the loss of last season's leading scorer?

The Daily Axe suggests that Green wore out his welcome on the Farm and that his departure will give Stanford's rising sophomores, including Dwight Powell and Anthony Brown, a greater opportunity to assert themselves on offense. I'm inclined to agree with both points. Green took 30% of the team's shots when he was on the floor, and while that isn't a terrible sign in and of itself, he wasn't exactly lighting it up like the nation's leader in that statistic, Jimmer Fredette.

It's a little scary to think that a team that struggled to score as much as Stanford did last season will be without the only player on the roster who has demonstrated an ability to score in bunches, but I'm excited to see what the young'ns can do with Chasson Randle running point.

As for his NBA future, Green doesn't have great size, but his shooting ability could make him a late second round pick. I think it's more likely that he goes undrafted and gets a look during the summer league (if it isn't canceled). If that doesn't work out, Green could always Dougie his way to D.C. to join Michelle Obama and the Let's Move campaign.

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Hmm...

It is all conjecture at this point, but Jon Wilner has been throwing out the idea on twitter that Maryland could turn to Dawkins if they get turned down by a few other higher rated options, leaving Stanford to go after Reveno.

Can’t say I’d be too upset if things worked out that way…

by RickeySteals on May 8, 2025 9:29 PM PDT reply actions

Glad you mentioned this. Working on a post now that should be up in the next few minutes.

by Scott Allen on May 8, 2025 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Jeremy is a 1st rounder...

…in the D-League.

No less than Mitchell Johnson was drafted by the D-League way back when. I don’t think I’ll ever get over that fact.

by Cardinal&Orange; on May 9, 2025 6:40 AM PDT reply actions

There's a team in Austin. Perfect.

by Scott Allen on May 9, 2025 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Who told Green it was a good idea to leave?

While I’m probably one of the few Stanford basketball fans who’s excited by Green’s departure, I still have to wonder why he thought it was a good idea to leave, given his dismal prospects in the NBA. Clearly I’m not the only one who’s been questioning his decision.

Even so, I continue to believe that he was a distraction for this young team and rather than providing upperclass leadership, he spent way too much time with the ball, with unpredictable success. I think the team will gel together better without him, but I’m still not sure how we’re going to produce points with Johnny’s offense. I guess Johnny deserves another year, but I’d love to see him off to Maryland.

by CardiGrl on May 9, 2025 7:53 AM PDT reply actions

I'm kind of conflicted here

On one hand, he was our leading scorer on a team where a touted freshmen class ended up being average (and perhaps regressing as the season went on). Losing him means tough times for Dawkins in a year that probably will determine whether or not he stays another season.

On the other hand, losing Green is great in that the black marks against him and the team for a) allowing him back after the arrest and b) allowing him back on the team after doing so terrible academically this past year, are all removed. While Stanford loses a veteran scorer, they gain some respect that can go much farther for recruiting Stanford parents in that this is a “cleaner, no-thug” program as opposed to other schools. That’s not to say that Green was not clean or a thug, but rather his off-court antics certainly painted a very negative perception of him, Dawkins, and perhaps the team as a whole amongst basketball fans.

by RedOscar on May 9, 2025 9:45 AM PDT reply actions

I disagree.

While Green’s numbers show that he was the leading scorer, I think that his style as a player really detracted from the development of the freshmen talent and inhibited cohesive team chemistry. I think he had a negative effect on the team that is difficult—or impossible—to quantify, and his absence next year will allow our freshmen to reach their full potential. Then again, I’m not sure Dawkins knows how to let them achieve their potential…

by CardiGrl on May 9, 2025 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions

I agree. In addition to the possible negative effect he had on his teammates, there’s also a tangible negative effect he had— namely, that he wasn’t a very efficient scorer. It took him a lot of shots to get his points.

I don’t think losing makes Stanford better, but I don’t think its nearly as big a loss as some folks might.

long live the jd.

by jksnake99 on May 9, 2025 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Wyndam Makowsky took the words right out of my mouth.

Great column by Wyndam in the Daily yesterday on Green, and he basically echoed all of my thoughts.

by CardiGrl on May 10, 2025 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Not a thug

I suspect you know nothing about the incident with Green a year ago. That said, agree with the rest of your post Oscar.

For CardiGirl, who told Green to leave? Hmm Tention is gone also. Just talking out loud.

by Bob Kinder on May 10, 2025 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

I don’t know who told Green to leave, but he had to have gotten some advice somewhere along the way in order to make the move. I would like to think that Green got some positive feedback after shopping the idea around, and that’s what made him decide to leave, but who knows, he could have also made the decision on his own after deciding that he wasn’t as into school as he thought he was coming into Stanford and that clawing his way out of the sub-2.0 GPA wasn’t worth it for him.

by CardiGrl on May 10, 2025 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions

I didn't say he was a thug

I did say he cast a negative perception (which could ostensibly include thugish behavior) over the team, though. And yes, I’m very well aware of the, ahem, arrest-no-charge incident.

by RedOscar on May 10, 2025 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions