Kaleb Wesson gets invite to the NBA Combine

Former Ohio State basketball player Kaleb Wesson has received an invite to participate in the 2020 NBA Combine.

By now you know Kaleb Wesson is not returning to Ohio State. The big man that was a presence in the low post the last three seasons in Columbus flirted with going to the NBA after the 2019 season but elected to return. He then entered his name into the NBA draft waters after this past campaign and has turned the page towards a professional career.

And now we know that Wesson has been invited to the NBA combine according to a graphic released by the official Ohio State basketball Twitter profile.

There aren’t too many NBA draft analysts that give Wesson much of a chance at going early in the 2020 NBA Draft, and if he’s going to get his name called, it’ll most likely be later.

Still, being invited is a good sign that there are some executives and scouts that want to get a better look at Wesson who — at the least — worked hard to act on feedback that he needed to transform his body and game just a bit to be more attractive at the next level.

The complete list of potential attendees can be found thanks to Draft Wire, though it is unlikely that all — not even most — of these players get an invite.

It is unclear if or when the 2020 NBA Combine will even take place thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but if it does Wesson will be a part of all the fun. The 2020 NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on October 16 now, rather than the originally scheduled date of June 25.

So, we’ll just watch and wait.

 

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NBA postpones draft lottery, combine; mulls Dec. start to 2020-21

The NBA formally postponed the 2020 NBA Draft lottery and combine, and is mulling a December start to the 2020-21 NBA season.

The NBA has formally postponed the NBA Draft lottery and combine, two May events that would make little sense to hold soon if the league ends up moving the NBA Draft back from its original June 25th date.

The league announced the postponements Friday, sharing in a statement it plans to “closely monitor the coronavirus pandemic and consult with infectious disease specialists, public health experts and government officials” regarding how best to move forward.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski related that a formal vote on whether to move the 2020 NBA Draft was “held off on”, but that the expectation was that that date would be moved back as well.

This lines up with the reports The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor related hearing from league sources on what front offices expected to see happen with this year’s draft.

Given the importance of the final standings of a given season to setting the draft order, a resolution on what to do about the remainder of the suspended 2019-20 regular and postseasons seems likely to set the timetable for the draft and related events going forward.

In a related move, the NBA is reportedly considering moving the start of the 2020-21 NBA season to December to allow more time to plan for any further obstacles created by the pandemic, again per Wojnarowski.

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