NC State's Tracy Smith among surprise early-entry candidates

The NBA released a list of 80 underclassmen who have declared for this year's draft on Thursday, and as happens every year, there were a handful of names that hadn't been previously reported. Here's a quick update on four of those players, all of whom have until May 8 to pull out of the draft: Tracy Smith, 6-8, PF, Jr., NC State It had to be a shock to Wolfpack fans to see their leading scorer and rebounder on the list, but the good news is that Smith will almost certainly return to play alongside the school's talented freshman class. A school spokesman said Smith declared to give himself the option of getting feedback from NBA teams, but he hasn't signed with an agent and his class schedule may not allow him to even participate in any workouts. Carlon Brown, 6-5, G, Jr., UtahAlthough Brown did send in his paperwork to declare for the draft, his high school coach said its much more likely that the Utah transfer enrolls at another college next year than turn pro...