international players that had declared this year and did not previously declare in another prior year can also drop out of the draft about 10 days before the draft begins on june 12. initially, there were 46 players who originally expressed interest entering the 2017 draft. at the end of the international deadline, 36 players wound up declining entry for the draft, leaving only 10 international players staying in the nba draft. as a result, 73 total underclassmen entered the 2017 nba draft.