What’s next for former Spartans star Jaden Akins? That’s an unanswered question following the NBA draft.
Akins went unselected during the 2025 NBA draft this week. The lone Spartan selected was Jase Richardson, who was taken by the Orlando Magic with the No. 25 pick. Akins wasn’t expected to be selected in the two rounds of the draft, but there was an outside chance someone would take a flier on him.
So what’s next for Akins? Well, we should be seeing him picked up by a team as an undrafted free agent ahead of the NBA summer leagues. Oddly, though, we haven’t seen Akins sign yet, which I expected to happen by the end of the weekend.
Akins started all 72 of the Spartans’ games over the last two seasons, averaging double-digits in scoring in both years and providing stellar defensive presence as well. He is slightly undersized for the NBA, though, which hurt his stock ahead of the draft.
Akins worked out for a few teams during the predraft process, including the Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks, so we should keep our eyes out for either of those teams signing him for summer league play. I anticipate he will be getting a chance to show what he has at the next level during summer league, and we should hopefully hear of a signing in the next week.
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