On Monday, news broke that Miles intends to forgo the 2025 WNBA Draft (Rest in peace, my WNBA mock draft 3.0; I hardly knew ye) and use her final year of eligibility. However, another kicker is that she intends to enter the transfer portal. The reverberations of such a stunning decision by Miles leave a lot of questions.

Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles, the projected No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, has decided not to turn pro this year. However, she will not return to Notre Dame, and will instead enter the transfer portal, according to Shams Charania .

According to ESPN’s Sham Charnia, Olivia Miles will NOT enter the WNBA Draft, but instead use her final year of eligibility somewhere other than Notre Dame via the transfer portal. Miles was considered to be a lock for the #2 pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft.

The 5-foot-10 guard had spent her entire college career at Notre Dame and was a projected lottery pick in the draft, which takes place in New York on April 14.

The news that Notre Dame star Olivia Miles will enter the transfer portal instead of jumping to the WNBA is sending shock waves throughout women's basketball. In general, it raises a lot of discussion about how much players can make playing college ball in the NIL era instead of turning professional as soon as they can.

Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles is foregoing the WNBA draft and will instead enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Miles was projected to be the number two pick in the draft.