Kofi is a pickle. Can't figure out what makes the most sense for him and there's a lot of optionality in terms of what would make him appealing to the NBA, but also a lot of doubt (on my part) as to whether he can meet any of those criteria. If he had 4 more inches on his vertical and/or wingspan, I'd see him getting drafted in the 1st this year, but that's out of the picture. If he were a good passer that you could run some offense through -- Krutwig-like -- then I think that'd be enough (in combination with his physicality/rebounding) to get drafted, but given where he's at, I don't see another year in college producing some miraculous jump in passing ability. If he had more range on his jumper and shooting skill, that might be enough to overcome other limitations, but given his FT regression and the general difficulty of shooting with bulk and huge hands, I don't see a huge jump happening there either. If he could switch on the perimeter and guard smaller players, maybe that would help, but I'd be surprised if he can improve his agility enough to get there (it's already pretty amazing what he is capable of doing -- soccer tricks included -- at his size and that still isn't enough).
If he stays, there's the very real possibility that he (and the coaching staff) continues to rely on his otherworldly physical gifts and continues to dominate in the ways he has, which would be great for us and for college accolades but not so much for getting drafted. If he goes this year, then perhaps he's forced to learn those skills at a faster clip b/c it's learn or bust; but, if he goes, the likelihood he's actually drafted seems pretty low. Of course, it only takes one team, but there *appears* to be a good chance he ends up undrafted and has to latch on to a team following the Kendrick Nunn route. That, of course, ends up working out for a decent number of guys and isn't thaaattt different than going in the late second round, but that is taking on a lot of uncertainty for someone as talented and with as much exposure as Kofi.
It seems like it comes down to whether Kofi would rather very likely get paid a G League-level (or best case 2nd round-level, which is nothing to sneeze at) salary to learn NBA ways from NBA guys vs. be the face of IL and hopefully improve his stock. If he does the latter, I think it has to be accompanied by a commitment from BU to use him in more unique ways, run tons of P&R with Belo, and allow him to shoot a couple short jumpers a game, even if he's hitting them at a low rate. Most importantly, he needs to become an elite shot-blocker; without that skill for him to hang his hat on, I suspect it will be difficult to ever crack the first round.
This is all pure conjecture/pontification and is all through the lens of getting drafted and getting paid, so take it FWIW. Either way, it's a weird time to be an absolute beast of a human that can dominate basketball games at every level except the very pinnacle; it's unfortunate that the path forward for that player -- a guy we all love -- isn't clearer.