NBA Draft 2018: Euroleague star Luka Doncic won't withdraw, report says

Projected lottery pick Luka Doncic won't withdraw from the 2018 NBA Draft, ESPN.com reported Monday, citing an unidentified source.

The report came hours before the 5 p.m. ET deadline for early-entry candidates to remove their names from the early-entry list.

The reigning Euroleague regular-season MVP, Doncic, 19, is expected to go early in the June 21 draft, some projecting him to go as high as the top four.

According to ESPN, teams have inquired about the possibility of trading into the top three, with an eye on picking Doncic. Those conversations, the report says, "are expected to become more serious in the coming week."

Doncic, a native of Slovenia, currently is playing for Real Madrid against Baskonia in the best-of-five championship series in Liga ACB, the Spanish professional league.