CHICAGO — This NBA Draft Combine was different from other years with every player having to go through testing on the first day, and every player that elected to play in the 5-on-5 scrimmages having to play both days. Typically agents pull players if they've done enough the first day and players sit out the second day, but everyone played both days and it made for better competition and evaluation with NBA scouts and executives in the arena watching.
Jamal Shead and KJ Simpson were the best floor generals. A pair of young players, AJ Johnson and Trentyn Flowers, who elected to play overseas in Australia's NBL, really helped themselves during scrimmage play.