His final season at Colorado may not have unfolded exactly the way he might’ve scripted it a year ago. Yet Tristan da Silva and his Buffaloes teammates eventually got to where they wanted by March. The next step of da Silva’s basketball journey arrives on Wednesday night with the opening round of the 2024 NBA Draft, an event that is expected to feature the selection of three CU players — da Silva, KJ Simpson and Cody Williams — for the first time in the draft’s modern era. Related Articles College Sports | Men’s basketball: Andrew Crawford continuing homegrown tradition with CU Buffs College Sports | Grading The Week: CU’s KJ Simpson is rising up NBA draft boards.