NBA Announces 2015 NBA Draft Combine Participants
By Ray Boyd
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The NBA announced the list of players that will take part in the 2015 NBA Draft Combine. This year's combine will feature the usual combine drills and will also feature a 5-on-5 portion that will allow NBA teams to see the players play against the best competition in the draft.
A number of big name players like Karl-Anthony Towns and Jahlil Okafor will not be in attendance. The same can be said for highly regarded prospect Emmanuel Mudiay. The three of them are widely viewed as top-4 picks and the other name in the group, D'Angelo Russell, will be participating in the combine.
With the Sixers currently slotted into the third pick in the draft, it would be wise for fans to keep an eye on Russell. The Ohio State product possesses a lot of the traits that the Sixers are looking for in a floor general.
The other potential picks in that range may not be in attendance, but expect them all to visit the Sixers at some point during the pre-draft process. If the Sixers wind up getting one of the other picks that they could acquire in the draft lottery (Lakers and Heat) there will be a lot of players in the combine that could end up being on their radar.
Below is the full list of participants. The combine will take place May 12-17 in Chicago.
2015 NBA Draft Combine Participants:
Cliff Alexander, Kansas
Justin Anderson, Virginia
Brandon Ashley, Arizona
Ryan Boatright, Connecticut
Devin Booker, Kentucky
Anthony Brown, Stanford
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse
Pat Connaughton, Notre Dame
Quinn Cook, Duke
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
George de Paula, Pinheiros (Brazil)
Sam Dekker, Wisconsin
Michael Frazier II, Florida
Treveon Graham, VCU
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame
Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
Andrew Harrison, Kentucky
Aaron Harrison, Kentucky
Tyler Harvey, Eastern Washington
Corey Hawkins, UC-Davis
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona
Jonathan Holmes, Texas
Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green
R.J. Hunter, Georgia State
Vince Hunter, UTEP
Mouhammadou Jaiteh, Nanterre (France)
Dakari Johnson, Kentucky
Stanley Johnson, Arizona
Tyus Jones, Duke
Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Kevon Looney, UCLA
Trey Lyles, Kentucky
Jarell Martin, LSU
Chris McCullough, Syracuse
Jordan Mickey, LSU
Larry Nance, Wyoming
Kelly Oubre, Kansas
Cameron Payne, Murray State
Terran Petteway, Nebraska
Bobby Portis, Arkansas
Norman Powell, UCLA
Michael Qualls, Arkansas
Chasson Randle, Stanford
Terry Rozier, Louisville
D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State
Keifer Sykes, Wisconsin-Green Bay
TaShawn Thomas, Oklahoma
Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
J.P. Tokoto, North Carolina
Myles Turner, Texas
Robert Upshaw, Washington
Rashad Vaughn, UNLV
Chris Walker, Florida
Dez Wells, Maryland
Aaron White, Iowa
Alan Williams, UC Santa Barbara
Justise Winslow, Duke
Christian Wood, UNLV
Delon Wright, Utah
Joseph Young, Oregon