While fans look at lottery odds, mock drafts and prospect profiles, executives around the league are already well into their pre-draft evaluation process.
The next step in this process begins in Chicago, where most of college basketball’s most productive players compete in the 2018 NBA Draft Combine.
Next week’s combine is highlighted by Duke’s Marvin Bagley III, Texas’ Mohamed Bamba, Missouri’s Michael Porter Jr. and Oklahoma’s Trae Young.
Notably absent are the projected Top-2 picks in the upcoming draft: Arizona’s DeAndre Ayton and Real Madrid’s Luke Doncic.
The full list of players who will participate in the combine:
Rawle Alkins
Grayson Allen
Kostas Antetokounmpo
Udoka Azubuike
Marvin Bagley III
Mohamed Bamba
Jaylen Barford
Keita Bates-Diop
Tyus Battle
Brian Bowen II
Mikal Bridges
Miles Bridges
Bruce Brown Jr.