The 2023 NBA Draft Combine was a great way to learn about some of the more underrated players in this prospect class.
Each year, players are able to use the combine to improve their draft stock. Last season, for example, Santa Clara’s Jalen Williams dominated the 2022 NBA Draft Combine and eventually heard his name called in the lottery by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Still, however, some of the top players opted to not participate in the events. Similarly, projected No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama was not able to make it because his team is still playing in France.
But starting next season, per ESPN, all invited players must participate in order to be deemed eligible for the draft.
“Participation will include league medical examinations, sharing of medical history and biomechanical and functional movement testing, as well as strength and agility testing, shooting drills, performance testing and anthropometric measurements.”
Until then, however, these were the prospects who most improved their draft stock at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
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