The NBA Draft is set—the lottery has been drawn, the player pool has been confirmed. With the withdrawal deadline coming and going this week, NBA Draft buzz is kicking into high gear. Similarly, it's also time to look ahead at college basketball as rosters have finally come into clearer focus. Led by Syracuse, Kentucky and Purdue, here are the winners and losers of the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline.

Winner: Syracuse

Heading into their first post-Jim Boeheim season, Syracuse might just have their best roster in years. After landing highly sought after transfers such as JJ Starling and Chance Westry in the portal, new Syracuse coach Adrian Autry pulled off his biggest coup yet: convincing star guard Judah Mintz to stick around in Syracuse for another year. As a freshman, Mintz averaged 16.3 points (the second most of any power conference freshman) and 4.6 assists per game (the most). For reasons that boggle the mind, NBA Draftniks failed to see Mintz's obvious star power, harping on his shaky three-point shot rather than focusing on his unstoppable penetration and slick passing; most mocks had him going in the late second, if they projected him getting drafted at all. In his sophomore year, Mintz will be one of the best guards in college basketball (if not the best) and should work his way into the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft fairly easily.

Winner: Purdue

Zach Edey is back. The reining National Player of the Year, the 7'3 Edey is the most unstoppable force in college basketball, coming off a junior season in which he averaged a ludicrous 22.9 points and 12.9 rebounds per game as he led Purdue to the program's first ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament (as for what happened in the NCAA Tournament, who can say!). Widely seen as a second round draft pick, Edey is the exact kind of player that NIL rules were designed for. As a second rounder, Edey would cash an NBA minimum salary, but most likely would've ended up  on a two-way contract with minimal guaranteed money. In this sense, staying at Purdue is the most logical choice: rather than toil through meaningless games against the Greensboro Swarm in the G-League, Edey will be the fulcrum of a Purdue team that is poised to be one of the best teams in college basketball. And, for what it's worth, he'll be able to make way more money while doing so.

Loser: Kentucky

Whereas Purdue saw their superstar center withdraw from the NBA Draft, Kentucky didn't have the same luck. Oscar Tshiebwe, the 2022 National Player of the Year and the greatest rebounder in recent college basketball history, opted to keep his name in the NBA Draft. By going pro, Tshiebwe is almost certainly sacrificing money—he was rumored to have nearly three million dollars in NIL money, which is multiple times more than his first NBA contract will pay him. Outside of Tshiebwe, Kentucky also lost another two starters since Antonio Reeves and Chris Livingston are both keeping their name in the draft. Reeves, in particular, is a tough loss as Kentucky's second-leading scorer and best perimeter offensive player. To be sure, a loaded incoming freshmen class will be a nice way to assuage the pain of losing Tshiebwe and Reeves, but losing your two best players at the last moment (in addition to Cason Wallace, who was never a doubt to leave) is always a brutal blow.

Loser: UCONN

With five titles over the last 30 years, UConn is the greatest dynasty that's never really ever felt like a dynasty. Each of their championships feels like a miraculous one-off, a perfect moment in time rather than the result of a steady climb towards greatness. As such, the 2023-2024 Huskies will struggle to replicate last year's magic as UConn will be without their three best players from their title run. Jordan Hawkins, the team's leading scorer and a guaranteed first rounder, made no secret about his NBA plans, but the departures of Andre Jackson and Adama Sanogo must feel like a gut punch. Sanogo's decision, in particular, is surprising, given his dominance in college and lack of NBA prospects. The Most Outstanding Player in the 2023 Final Four, Sanogo is a familiar archetype: the classic dominating center who's unstoppably strong in college, but doesn't have quite the right tools or skillset to succeed in the pros. Like Tshiebwe, Sanogo is hardly a lock to even get drafted.

Winner: Creighton

In the run-up to the Draft, Trey Alexander was sneakily building hype as a potential first round pick. He's not the flashiest or most glamorous player, but he is an excellent one—every NBA team needs wings who can guard multiple positions, drain open threes and create their own shot off the dribble when called upon. Surprisingly, he withdrew from the NBA Draft and will return to Creighton. Similarly, Ryan Kalkbrenner, a shot-blocking whiz with a surprisingly deft jumper for a center, was building buzz as a potential Brook Lopez lite, but has forgone the 2023 NBA Draft and will anchor an elite defense for the Blue Jays next season. Accordingly, Alexander and Kalkbrenner coming back ensures that Creighton will have their best roster ever next season.