Former Spartan Jaden Akins went unselected in NBA Draft this week — so what’s next for him? Here’s the latest on Akins<\/p>\n
What’s next for former Spartans star Jaden Akins? That’s still an unanswered question following the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n
Akins went unselected during the 2025 NBA Draft this week, with the lone Spartan selected being Jase Richardson<\/a> by the Orlando Magic<\/a> with the No. 25 overall pick. Akins wasn’t expected to be selected in the two rounds of the NBA Draft, but there was always an outside chance someone would take a flier on him.<\/p>\n So what’s next for Akins now? Well, we should be seeing him picked up by a team as an undrafted free agent ahead of the NBA summer league. Oddly, though, we haven’t seen Akins sign anywhere yet — which I personally expected to happen by the end of the weekend.<\/p>\n 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 ultimately hurt his professional stock in the NBA.<\/p>\n Akins worked out<\/a> for a few teams during the pre-draft 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.<\/p>\n Stay with Spartans Wire for additional coverage and updates.<\/p>\n Contact\/Follow us @The SpartansWire<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook<\/a> to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5<\/a>.<\/p>\n