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From DraftExpress.com - For those of you who are interested.

Looks like mostly of the players of our interests will participate, except for a few overseas players.

Next week all 30 NBA teams will convene in Chicago to evaluate most of the top players in this year's draft class. While the official NBA Draft Combine has been stripped of virtually all competitive on-court action in recent years, NBA teams still place great stock in the combine for other reasons.

In addition to athletic measurements and testing, along with some light on-court drills, every player is put through an official NBA physical, which is dispersed to all 30 teams. Further, players are available for private interviews with NBA teams, which are a noteworthy part of the evaluation process for many.

Participants List for the 2011 NBA Draft Combine:

Keith Benson, Oakland
Marshon Brooks, Providence
Alec Burks, Colorado
Jimmy Butler, Marquette
Norris Cole, Cleveland State
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Jordan Hamilton, Texas
Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame
Justin Harper, Richmond
Tobias Harris, Tennessee
Tyler Honeycutt, UCLA
Scotty Hopson, Tennessee
Kyrie Irving, Duke
Reggie Jackson, Boston College
Rick Jackson, Syracuse
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
Cory Joseph, Texas
Enes Kanter, Kentucky
Brandon Knight, Kentucky
Malcolm Lee, UCLA
Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State
Travis Leslie, Georgia
Jon Leuer, Wisconsin
DeAndre Liggins, Kentucky
David Lighty, Ohio State
Shelvin Mack, Butler
Demetri McCamey, Illinois
E'Twaun Moore, Purdue
Darius Morris, Michigan
Marcus Morris, Kansas
Markieff Morris, Kansas
Lucas Nogueira, Estudiantes II (Spain)
Chandler Parsons, Florida
Jereme Richmond, Illinois
Josh Selby, Kansas
Iman Shumpert, Georgia Tech
Kyle Singler, Duke
Chris Singleton, Florida State
Jamie Skeen, Virginia Commonwealth
Greg Smith, Fresno State
Nolan Smith, Duke
Isaiah Thomas, Washington
Malcolm Thomas, San Diego State
Trey Thompkins, Georgia
Klay Thompson, Washington State
Tristan Thompson, Texas
Jeremy Tyler, San Diego HS/Maccabi Haifa (Israel)/Tokyo Apache (Japan)
Nikola Vucevic, Southern California
Kemba Walker, Connecticut
Derrick Williams, Arizona
Jordan Williams, Maryland

Top International Prospects Not Attending

Many of the top international prospects in the draft are still competing overseas, leaving them unable to attend. Below is a list of the top international prospects who will not be at the combine, along with their DraftExpress Top 100 Prospects Ranking.

Jonas Valanciunis, Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania), Ranked #4
Jan Vesely, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia), Ranked #6
Bismack Biyombo, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain), Ranked #7
Donatas Motiejunas, Benetton Treviso (Italy), Ranked #9
Nikola Mirotic, Real Madrid (Spain), Ranked #18
Davis Bertans, Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia), Ranked #28
Bojan Bogdanovic, Cibona Zagreb (Croatia), Ranked #33
Michael Dunigan, BC Kalev (Estonia), Ranked #58
Xavi Rabaseda, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain), Ranked #59
Giorgi Shermadini, Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia), Ranked #60

Top 15 American Prospects Not Invited

Of the 15 top ranked American prospects not invited to the combine, seven of them attended the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, where they already went through athletic measurements and testing. Also of note are the highest ranked players who pulled out of the PIT (Josh Harrellson, Jon Diebler, Gary Flowers, Jacob Pullen, Chris Wright, Lacedarius Dunn) and still weren't invited to Chicago, missing an opportunity to be measured in front of all 30 NBA teams. Below are the top 15 American prospects not invited to the combine and their corresponding DraftExpress Top 100 Prospects Ranking.

Justin Holiday, Washington, Ranked #53
Gilbert Brown, Pittsburgh, Ranked #56
Jamine Peterson, New Mexico (D-League), Ranked #62
Damian Saunders, Duquesne, Ranked #63
Josh Harrellson, Kentucky, Ranked #66
Jon Diebler, Ohio State, Ranked #70
Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh, Ranked #71
Vernon Macklin, Florida, Ranked #72
Matthew Bryan-Amaning, Washington, Ranked #73
Willie Reed, St. Louis, Ranked #76
Gary Flowers, Southern Miss, Ranked #78
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, Ranked #82
Chris Wright, Dayton, Ranked #83
Lacedarius Dunn, Baylor, Ranked #84
Gary McGhee, Pittsburgh, Ranked #87
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Does anyone know when the euro league guys are availble to come over, I expect many of them would want to meet with the Jazz.
 
Well this really sucks. Without measurements I think Jonas has to be taken off the Jazz radar, at least at 6. We do know his wingspan is 7'6", and can probably deduce his standing reach is about 9'4", but if his vertical is far under 30" like Cole Aldrich it pretty much cancels out his long arms.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Fantastic point. Dude can be a force and can easily put on 20 pounds without losing speed, and probably even add athleticism in the process.
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My problem with him is his height. Though his standing reach and wingspan are both greater than Favors. A < 6'8" center though?
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
My problem with him is his height. Though his standing reach and wingspan are both greater than Favors. A < 6'8" center though?
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Same as Ben Wallace. Wallace is listed at 6'9" but has said himself he's shorter. But I'm not saying the kid is going to be Ben Wallace. If you really believe he can be, though, then you take him over any other player.
 
billyshelby said:
Same as Ben Wallace. Wallace is listed at 6'9" but has said himself he's shorter. But I'm not saying the kid is going to be Ben Wallace. If you really believe he can be, though, then you take him over any other player.
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I suppose. I think we may have to go with him if he's there with our first pick.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
I suppose. I think we may have to go with him if he's there with our first pick.
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Biyombo has to be very heavily scrutinized. Gotta watch every second he played in Spain. Looking like Wallace is a lot different than playing like him. I would not draft Biyombo 6 just because he's a freak athlete. I'd draft him 6 because the tape shows he is/can be a dominating interior defender. An elite defensive big is one of the most difficult things to acquire. There's so few of them.
 
billyshelby said:
Biyombo has to be very heavily scrutinized. Gotta watch every second he played in Spain. Looking like Wallace is a lot different than playing like him. I would not draft Biyombo 6 just because he's a freak athlete. I'd draft him 6 because the tape shows he is/can be a dominating interior defender. An elite defensive big is one of the most difficult things to acquire. There's so few of them.
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I didn't specify that but I agree. That coupled with the fact that next year is going to be so deep with what seems like a lot of perimeter players has me leaning back toward the big man. It won't matter though. We'll be drafting number and two.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
I didn't specify that but I agree. That coupled with the fact that next year is going to be so deep with what seems like a lot of perimeter players has me leaning back toward the big man. It won't matter though. We'll be drafting number and two.
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I'm not sure Biyombo isn't the better pick than Williams, but I'd want to get him lower than 2. The question that has to be answered is why a guy like Thabeet couldn't at least play defense in the league, and why Biyombo absolutely would. If the Spain tape shows a kid who aggressively bodies his man and offensively challenges post position, he's the guy. If the tape shows him to be a defender who has poor fundamentals and relies on his athleticism to be constantly making up ground, he's not the guy.
 
billyshelby said:
I'm not sure Biyombo isn't the better pick than Williams, but I'd want to get him lower than 2. The question that has to be answered is why a guy like Thabeet couldn't at least play defense in the league, and why Biyombo absolutely would. If the Spain tape shows a kid who aggressively bodies his man and offensively challenges post position, he's the guy. If the tape shows him to be a defender who has poor fundamentals and relies on his athleticism to be constantly making up ground, he's not the guy.
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Biyombo is much more athletic than Thabeet. He also has a lower center of gravity so can't be backed down like Thabeet's gangly frame was in the NBA. But I agree we need to see just how he plays defense beside his shot blocking. Does he move his feet or reach on defense? How does he handle pick and rolls?
 
Jazz4ever said:
Biyombo is much more athletic than Thabeet. He also has a lower center of gravity so can't be backed down like Thabeet's gangly frame was in the NBA. But I agree we need to see just how he plays defense beside his shot blocking. Does he move his feet or reach on defense? How does he handle pick and rolls?
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Yes. Thabeet isn't all that athletic, and strength was never his... umm... strength. And his head/heart has been called into question. Early scouting reports say he had an attitude in practice, dragged his feet, and hated work.

If the scouting reports are true, Biyombo is a rare animal. Intense, cerebral, lives to shutdown the other team, communicates, leads, is proud that he's the captain of the defense. Aggressive top to bottom. If that's true - that a team has a shot to work with a 19-year old that is >240 on a minimal or non-existent strength-training regimen with a 9' 3" standing reach, explosive, aggressive, shows leadership skills, and has an endless motor - you have to be pretty excited about that.

At the end of the day, every move is a gamble. But that's life. I like Biyombo a lot. He's 4th on my board at worst.
 
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