On Christmas Eve, Baylor's basketball program announced a figuratively (and, uh, literally) big holiday surprise: 7-foot center James Nnaji, the No. 31 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft who has played the last four seasons in the EuroLeague, has signed with the school and is eligible to play for the Bears immediately. The mid-season addition of a player with immediate eligibility is unusual, though not unique, to college basketball. However, the mid-season clearance of a men's player who was previously drafted by an NBA team has no precedent. And it raises plenty of questions, such as: How did this happen? Will situations like this happen with increasing frequency in the future? And through...
