azcentral.com · May 10, 2019
Why Zion Williamson is going to participate in NBA Draft Combine
Zion Williamson doesn’t need to participate in next week’s NBA Draft Combine in Chicago to hear his name called first in next month's draft.
Kyrie Irving didn’t before Cleveland made him the No. 1 overall selection in 2011.
"That was a tough decision on my end just based on how competitive I am," Irving said back then. "I really wanted to get out there with the rest of the guys, but me and my agent discussed it and we felt it wasn’t the best for me to be out there doing the athletic stuff. I was still working out down here at a private location. So I was still getting my work in."
The last six No. 1 overall selections haven’t participated in the combine, either.