It was not a surprise that, on Tuesday, Michigan's Ignas Brazdeikis, Charles Matthews, and Jordan Poole announced their intention to declare for the NBA draft.

For the first time, college prospects can sign with an agent and still retain eligibility, so there's little downside in declaring.

The more intriguing questions revolve around whether or not they will keep their names in the draft and, if so, whether or not they'll find an NBA home.

Let's start with Matthews, the redshirt junior who has almost certainly played his last collegiate game. ESPN's mock draft, updated March 19, has Matthews as the final pick of the draft, 60th overall, to Sacramento. Sports Illustrated pegs him at 56 (to New York) in a mock draft published Tuesday. The Athletic produced a top-100 on March 1; Matthews was No. 53.

Jeremy Woo, the draft expert for SI.com, has seen a lot of Michigan this season -- at various points during the regular season, in the Big Ten Tournament, and in the NCAA Tournament -- and Matthews in particular, having grown up in Chicago.

"Because he's older, because he can defend, he's got some versatility, he can probably get a two-way (contract) at worst," Woo said in a phone interview on Tuesday. Matthews will turn 23 in November.

"There's always a demand for wings. He's athletic. He helped himself the last couple of years by being very bought-in at Michigan. He does a little bit of everything."

Matthews, 6-foot-6 and 200 pounds, averaged 12.2 points and five rebounds per game this past season for a 30-win Michigan team. That he did not make the Big Ten All-Defensive Team was viewed as a snub.

"The biggest concern is going to be his shooting," Woo said. Matthews shot 29.9 percent from 3 this season after shooting 31.8 percent from deep the year prior.

Shooting, Woo said, is what could keep Matthews from getting drafted on June 20. "I think there's a path for him to be successful but he's got to keep working and keep expanding his offensive skillset."

Poole moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore and averaged 12.8 points while shooting 36.9 percent from 3.

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound shooting guard struggled with consistency throughout the season. ESPN does not include him in its mock draft, listing him at No. 68 among its top-100 prospects. The Athletic puts him at No. 49.

Woo, who projects Poole as the 51st pick (to Charlotte), could see Poole going either way with his decision.

"If he does come out, he's going to spend a lot of time in the G-League right away," Woo said. "He got a little bit better this year but he wasn't 'the guy' for Michigan."

Poole shot 83 percent from the foul line and had 12 games in which he made at least three 3-pointers.

His ability to catch and shoot is an NBA skill, Woo said. Another positive for Poole is that he will turn just 20 years old the day before the draft.

"If you look at Landry Shamet, who had a really good rookie year (with the 76ers and Clippers), Poole is probably looking at the same kind of role," Woo said. "He's not quite as good as Landry was coming out (of Wichita State), but he's younger. Jordan is so young I could see somebody taking a chance. It could really benefit him to stay, but I could also see why he might go."

Shortly after Michigan made the draft announcement, ESPN published a story in which Brazdeikis hinted he'd become John Beilein's first one-and-done player.

“As long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an NBA player -- not just an NBA player, but an NBA All-Star,” Brazdeikis told ESPN. “My intent is to be drafted this year as high as I can be and start my journey.”

He later added: "I never really thought about the NBA this past year because I was so focused on being the best player I could be for Michigan. But now that the season is over, I'm excited to focus on the tremendous opportunity in front of me."

If Brazdeikis does in fact keep his name in the draft, where might he fall? While ESPN doesn’t include him in its mock, it does rank him as the 48th-best prospect. Woo pegs him as the 54th overall pick to Philadelphia, meaning he has all three Wolverines getting selected in a six-pick span late in the second round.

Brazdeikis led Michigan with 14.8 points per game and scored at least 20 in 10 games. He shot 39.2 percent from 3. He is 6-foot-7, 215 pounds, built more like an NBA player than a typical freshman.

"There are some limitations to his game that are always going to be there in terms of defense," Woo said. "He's tough and he plays hard but the biggest concern for me is defensively. I don't think he's going to be able to defend on the wing in the NBA and I don't think he's going to be able to defend bigs."

Brazdeikis, who turned 20 in January, shot well enough where an NBA team could view him, at least initially, as a floor spacer off the bench, according to Woo.

"If he comes back and has another big season -- which he probably will, if he does -- it's not going to hurt him," Woo said.

All three Wolverines, according to Michigan, intend to hire agents. ESPN reported Brazdeikis already has. Players have until midnight on May 29 to withdraw from the draft if they want to return to school.

"I think the rule changes are positive," Woo said. "The majority of top players are being advised by agents since they're in high school. At least now it's transparent. I would hope it helps prevent kids from making bad decisions. I don't know that it necessarily will."

What the right decisions for these three Wolverines are remain to be seen.