Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, May 13, 2013
The official list of invites for the 2013 NBA Draft Combine is out, and it includes seven Big Ten players. There's the obvious quintet – Trey Burke (Michigan), Tim Hardaway Jr. (Michigan), Victor Oladipo (Indiana), Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State) and Cody Zeller (Indiana) – and there's the league's two best senior pro prospects – Trevor Mbakwe (Minnesota) and Brandon Paul (Illinois).
[ NBADraft.net: View the entire list of players invited to the NBA Draft Combine ]
No real surprises here, from a Big Ten perspective. I guess one could make a case for Christian Watford (Indiana), Rodney Williams (Minnesota) or Jared Berggren (Wisconsin), but these seven are the most deserving of showing off their skills Wednesday-Sunday in Chicago.
The 2013 NBA Draft is Thursday, June 27.
About Brent Yarina | BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina. |