James Wiseman has left Memphis and will sign with an agent to begin preparing for the 2020 NBA Draft.

According to Sean Deveney of Heavy, Wiseman is expected to sign with agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports.

A league source told Heavy.com that the agent Wiseman is expected to sign with is veteran Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, whose client list includes Blake Griffin, Kemba Walker, Khris Middleton, Kevin Love, C.J. McCollum, Nikola Jokic and Andre Drummond.

Wiseman received a 12-game suspension from the NCAA and was scheduled to be eligible again in January. However, the youngster announced on Instagram on Thursday that he was leaving Memphis after playing in just three games.

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Wiseman is expected to be a top-five pick in the 2020 Draft. In three games this season with Memphis, Wiseman averaged 19.7 points and 10.7 rebounds. He shot 76.9 percent from the field and 70.4 percent from the free-throw line.

The 18-year-old rising star was the top high-school recruit in his class. NBA executives don’t believe his situation in college will have a significant impact on his draft stock.

It’s pretty easy to see why so many people have issues with the NCAA. All Wiseman did was receive money from head coach Penny Hardaway, who provided $11,500 in moving expenses during the summer of 2017 to assist Wiseman’s family in their relocation to Memphis. At the time, Hardaway was not the coach of Memphis.