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Name: Alex Oriakhi Age: 22 (will be 23 by draft) Height: 6-foot-9 Position: Power Forward School/Country: Missouri Latest Stats: 11.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg Alex Oriakhi began his collegiate career at UConn, but after three seasons with the Huskies he opted to transfer due to the program’s low APR scores. With UConn barred from the [...]
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Name: Khalif Wyatt Age: 21 (will be 22 by draft) Height: 6-foot-4 Position: Shooting Guard School/Country: Temple Latest Stats: 20.5 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2.9 rpg, 1.7 spg The Temple Owls ended the 2012-13 season with some strong play and Khalif Wyatt was the catalyst behind it. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard had a terrific two-game showing in the NCAA Tournament, but [...]
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Name: D.J. Stephens Age: 22 Height: 6-foot-5 Position: Small Forward School/Country: Memphis Latest Stats: 7.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.6 bpg It has been a bumpy ride for Memphis forward D.J. Stephens, but after four seasons with the Tigers, he has quickly become one of the more intriguing senior prospects within the 2013 NBA Draft. Stephens is a banger, a [...]
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Name: Arsalan Kazemi Age: 23 Height: 6-foot-8 Position: Power Forward School/Country: Oregon Latest Stats: 9.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 spg, 1.4 apg Arasalan Kazemi began his career at Rice prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, but he concluded things at Oregon this past season. Kazemi, who is an original native of Iran, has been a [...]
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On Thursday morning, the 2013 NBA Draft Combine will begin and feature a number of former college basketball stars with a few international studs mixed in.
While not all of this year's top talent will compete, the draft combine is what it is -- an opportunity for some to prove their worth against some of the cream of the crop in this year's draft class.
Before we take a look at ten players who are worth taking note of in this year's draft combine, let's first take a look at some of the notable players who will reportedly not be competing in the drills portion of the event:
Despite nearly half of the expected lottery not competing in this year's draft combine, we do have some other notable names who are. From under-the-radar, untapped potential to college stars who are hoping to take their games to the next level, this year's draft class is not all that strong, but there certainly could be some diamonds in the rough.
Let's take a look at 10 players to keep an eye on at the 2013 NBA Draft Combine:
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If you don't know the name Nate Wolters -- you should. By way of South Dakota State, Wolters is entering the NBA Draft after a terrific four year collegiate career which included the school's first two NCAA Tournament appearances. We are about to see if Wolters is worthy of his projection as an early second rounder.
After being ruled ineligible for most of this past season, Myck Kabongo saw a decrease in his draft stock. He made the decision to leave Texas anyway and now it's going to be interesting to see where he hears his name called. Kabongo would like to have a nice showing at the NBA Draft Combine.
By way of Georgia, 6-foot-6 shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has molded himself into one of the more under-appreciated prospects in this year's class. Caldwell-Pope should be taken in the upper half of the first round, but he can really help his stock with a strong showing in Chicago.
Some people weren't too pleased with the play of Shabazz Muhammad this past season, despite him averaging 18 points per game. Muhammad is stepping up to the challenge by competing at the 2013 NBA Draft combine, so credit him and keep an eye on his production in Chicago.
Isaiah Canaan was a college superstar by way of Murray State and he has a prolific scoring ability that could warrant a late, first round selection. Canaan needs to prove that capability.
Glen Rice Jr. is entering the draft as a representative of the NBDL. After being dismissed from the team at Georgia Tech in 2012, Rice Jr. had a nice season with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He's an intriguing prospect to watch, without a doubt.
There's never any guarantee that players will actually show up and compete despite receiving an invite to the NBA Draft combine, but it'd be nice if fans and scouts could get a glimpse of Rudy Gobert. A legit 7-footer by way of France, Gobert could really stake his claim as the top international prospect in this year's class with some strong workouts heading into June.
Ricky Ledo was a top prospect who was ruled ineligible this past season at Providence. Long story short, he's a true talent, but nobody has really seen him playing outside of his high school days. He's a 6-foot-7 shooting guard however, who could have really been a star at the collegiate level -- let's see what he has in place for Chicago.
Pierre Jackson has made a name for himself over the past few years, emerging from the junior college ranks in becoming a star at Baylor. Jackson has some Nate Robinson-like flare to his game and some mock drafts have him going as high as the latter portion of the first round. Time to see if those projections are worthy.
Norvel Pelle is the definition of a draft enigma. He's 6-foot-10 and he loves to play above the rim. Hiss upside could be through the roof, but here's the only problem -- nobody has seen him play because he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA twice. Pelle is done with the collegiate ranks without ever playing a game, but the NBA Draft Combine is the perfect place for him to prove his worth, upside and potential to scouts in attendance.
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Name: Elijah Johnson Age: 22 Height: 6-foot-4 Position: Point Guard School/Country: Kansas Latest Stats: 9.9 ppg, 4.6 apg, 3.1 rpg, In his first two seasons, Elijah Johnson wasn’t used to seeing a lot of minutes. That changed in both his junior and senior years and with four years now under his belt at Kansas, Johnson is hoping to hear [...]
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Name: Peyton Siva Age: 22 Height: 6-foot Position: Point Guard School/Country: Louisville Latest Stats: 10.0 ppg, 5.7 apg, 2.4 rpg, 2.3 spg Louisville point guard Peyton Siva has concluded his senior season with a National Championship and now his next endeavor is taking his talents to the professional level. At this point however, it remains to be [...]
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Name: Christian Watford Age: 22 Height: 6-foot-8 Position: Power Forward School/Country: Indiana Latest Stats: 12.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg A year ago, Indiana forward Christian Watford had the look of a late first, early second round selection. However, the 6-foot-8 prospect made the decision to return to school for his senior season and oddly enough, he [...]
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