Why declare now?

Just when you think the Fighting Illini are bound to stack up pretty well in the Big Ten next season, their two best players, Demetri McCamey and Mike Davis, make themselves eligible for the NBA Draft.
Neither star particularly impressed fans during the team's disappointing 2009-2010 season. So why declare now? Neither will be a top 10 pick and could improve their stock with good senior seasons in Champaign.
I hope that the fact they did not hire agents means they are planning to come back for another year. They just aren't ready. But I do understand that they have to make themselves eligible to see where they stand if they were going to be drafted. Both have plans to play at the NBA level, so it will be good for them to see just what it takes to begin the draft process.
The biggest problem with both players last year was their consistency. McCamey in particular would look like an All-American one night and then look disinterested the next time out.
If they decide on a return to Champaign, which will be beneficial to them, the Illini could be one of the Big Ten favorites. Since they return all five starters, anything less than a Sweet 16 appearance could be a disappointment.
If both or either player actually does enter the draft, it may be fear of that possible, yet very conceive able disappointment.