2021 NBA Draft: Notable prospects not attending the draft combine
On Tuesday, the NBA unveiled the 69 players that are expected to attend the draft combine from June 21-27 at the Wintrust Arena and Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois.
With the announcement, most of the top prospects in the draft will be in Chicago for 5-on-5 games, strength and agility testing, interviews, measurements and other related on-court exercises. However, some projected first- and second-rounders elected to skip the event.
Of course, players skipping the combine is hardly a new development.
Oftentimes, those expected to be selected within the first few picks will bypass attending since they are projected to be drafted so high. Others will be skipping it this year due to prior obligations in the Olympics, among other reasons.
Rookie Wire took a look at those notable prospects that will not attend the combine this year.
Prospects expected to attend the NBA Draft Combine
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The 69 players expected to attend the NBA Draft Combine:
Player | School/Club |
1. Max Abmas | Oral Roberts |
2. Ochai Agbaji | Kansas |
3. Marcus Bagley | Arizona State |
4. Scottie Barnes | Florida State |
5. Charles Bassey | Western Kentucky |
6. Brandon Boston Jr. | Kentucky |
7. James Bouknight | Connecticut |
8. Greg Brown III | Texas |
9. Jared Butler | Baylor |
10. Julian Champagnie | St. John’s |
11. Justin Champagnie | Pittsburgh |
12. Josh Christopher | ASU |
13. Sharife Cooper | Auburn |
14. Ayo Dosunmu | Illinois |
15. David Duke Jr. | Providence |
16. Kessler Edwards | Pepperdine |
17. Luka Garza | Iowa |
18. RaiQuan Gray | Florida State |
19. Jalen Green | NBA G League Ignite |
20. Quentin Grimes | Houston |
21. Sam Hauser | Virginia |
22. Aaron Henry | Michigan State |
23. Ariel Hukporti | Nevezis (Lithuania) |
24. Matthew Hurt | Duke |
25. Nah’Shon Hyland | VCU |
26. Isaiah Jackson | Kentucky |
27. David Johnson | Louisville |
28. Jalen Johnson | Duke |
29. Keon Johnson | Tennessee |
30. Herbert Jones | Alabama |
31. Kai Jones | Texas |
32. Johnny Juzang | UCLA |
33. Corey Kispert | Gonzaga |
34. Jonathan Kuminga | NBA G League Ignite |
35. Scottie Lewis | Florida |
36. Isaiah Livers | Michigan |
37. Makur Maker | Howard |
38. Sandro Mamukelashvili | Seton Hall |
39. Tre Mann | Florida |
40. Matthew Mayer | Baylor |
41. Miles McBride | West Virginia |
42. Davion Mitchell | Baylor |
43. Evan Mobley | USC |
44. Isaiah Mobley | USC |
45. Moses Moody | Arkansas |
46. Trey Murphy III | Virginia |
47. Daishen Nix | NBA G League Ignite |
48. John Petty Jr. | Alabama |
49. Yves Pons | Tennessee |
50. Jason Preston | Ohio |
51. Joshua Primo | Alabama |
52. Roko Prkacin | Cibona (Croatia) |
53. Neemias Queta | Utah State |
54. Austin Reaves | Oklahoma |
55. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Villanova |
56. Terrence Shannon Jr. | Texas Tech |
57. Day’Ron Sharpe | North Carolina |
58. Jericho Sims | Texas |
59. Jaden Springer | Tennessee |
60. DJ Steward | Duke |
61. Cameron Thomas | LSU |
62. JT Thor | Auburn |
63. Isaiah Todd | NBA G League Ignite |
64. Trendon Watford | LSU |
65. Joe Wieskamp | Iowa |
66. Ziaire Williams | Stanford |
67. McKinley Wright IV | Colorado |
68. Moses Wright | Georgia Tech |
69. Marcus Zegarowski | Creighton |
Prospects expected to attend the NBA G League Elite Camp
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The 40 players expected to attend the NBA G League Elite Camp:
Player | School/From |
Derrick Alston Jr. | Boise State |
Keve Aluma | Virginia Tech |
Jose Alvarado | Georgia Tech |
Juhann Begarin | Paris, France |
Chaundee Brown | Michigan |
Jordan Burns | Colgate |
Marcus Carr | Minnesota |
DJ Carton | Marquette |
Moussa Cisse | Memphis |
Kofi Cockburn | Illinois |
Oscar da Silva | Stanford |
Darius Days | LSU |
Hunter Dickinson | Michigan |
Dawson Garcia | Marquette |
Marcus Garrett | Kansas |
Haowen Guo | Shanghai, China |
Jay Huff | Virginia |
DeJon Jarreau | Houston |
Carlik Jones | Louisville |
DeVante Jones | Coastal Carolina |
Balsa Koprivica | Florida State |
A.J. Lawson | South Carolina |
E.J. Liddell | Ohio State |
Mac McClung | Texas Tech |
JaQuori McLaughlin | UCSB |
Matt Mitchell | San Diego State |
RJ Nembhard | TCU |
Eugene Omoruyi | Oregon |
E.J. Onu | Shawnee State |
Scotty Pippen Jr. | Vanderbilt |
Orlando Robinson Jr. | Fresno State |
Aamir Simms | Clemson |
Javonte Smart | LSU |
Mike Smith | Michigan |
D.J. Stewart Jr. | Mississippi State |
MaCio Teague | Baylor |
M.J. Walker | Florida State |
Duane Washington Jr. | Ohio State |
Aaron Wiggins | Maryland |
Jalen Wilson | Kansas |
Prospects not attending the NBA Draft Combine
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The top players not attending the NBA Draft Combine:
Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
Franz Wagner, Michigan
Josh Giddey, Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
Alperen Sengun, Beşiktaş J.K. (Turkish League)
Usman Garuba, Real Madrid (Liga ACB)
Chris Duarte, Oregon
Joel Ayayi, Gonzaga
Rokas Jokubaitis, Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Filip Petrusev, KK Mega Soccerbet (Serbia)
Vrenz Bleijenbergh, Antwerp Giants (Belgium)
Santi Aldama, Loyola Maryland
Ibou Badji, FC Barcelona B (LEB Plata)
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