We have reached the part of the basketball calendar where “Combine” season begins and players coming primarily from the college system go through a number of evaluation events to see if they could have a future at the NBA level. This season starts with the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament geared towards graduating seniors (where the Gators didn’t have anyone attend) before moving into the G League Elite Camp (the NBA’s developmental G League Combine) before the main event–the NBA Combine.
The order of events is important, as many players attending Portsmouth will hope to earn a last minute invitation to the G League Elite Camp, and players who are at the G League Elite Camp hope to earn one of the final spots in the NBA combine.