FOXSports.com · May 12, 2017
Combine still has value even if top NBA prospects skip it
CHICAGO (AP) Creighton forward Justin Patton has been fielding all kinds of questions at the NBA draft combine.
For example, does he slow down or speed up at a yellow light? The Minnesota Timberwolves wanted to know.
”I said, `It depends on where I’m going,”’ he said.
That’s a big unknown for a 7-footer who went from having one Division I scholarship offer to turning pro after his redshirt freshman season. He’s projected as a middle or late first-round pick, and the combine sure is a big deal for him as he tries to boost his draft stock.