OKC Thunder: First phase of NBA Draft Combine launches this week

The OKC Thunder and their peers will capitalize on the NBA Draft Combine that begins this week.

This is a busy week for the National Basketball Association as the NBA Finals tips off on Wednesday between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Closing to home the big news is the OKC Thunder and their peers will be looking at potential draft prospects.

Albeit, this year the draft will be undertaken in a highly different manner. Just as the league had to get creative in order to resume the season, likewise they are handling the NBA Draft in a completely new way.

This week beginning on Monday, September 28th the first phase of the NBA Draft Combine will take place. That will include player interviews via zoom media.

Some of the top players aren’t participating such as Anthony Edwards, Obi Toppin, and James Wiseman. However, there are still some top-end prospects such as LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton are as per Shams Charania.

NBA Draft Combine draws 61 participants

The list of prospects who will participate in the Draft Combine is:

• Precious Achiuwa -Forward, Memphis
• Ty-Shon Alexander  – Guard, Creighton
• Deni Avdija – Forward, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
• Udoka Azubuike – Center, Kansas
• LaMelo Ball – Guard, Illawarra Hawks, ABL
• Desmond Bane – Guard, TCU
• Tyler Bey – Guard, Colorado
• Vernon Carey Jr. – Center, Duke
• Yoeli Childs – Forward, BYU
• Mamadi Diakite – Forward, Virginia
• Devon Dotson – Guard, Kansas

• Paul Eboua – Forward, VL Pesaro (Italy)
• CJ Elleby – Forward, Washington State
• Malachi Flynn – Guard, San Diego State
• Trent Forrest – Guard, Florida State
• Josh Green – Guard, Arizona
• Ashton Hagans – Guard, Kentucky
• Tyrese Haliburton – Guard, Iowa State
• Josh Hall – Guard,  Missouri State
• R.J. Hampton – Guard, New Zealand Breakers (Oceania)
• Jalen Harris – Guard, Nevada
• Killian Hayes, Guard, Ratiopharm Ulm/Germany
• Markus Howard – Guard, Marquette
• Elijah Hughes – Forward, Syracuse
• Isaiah Joe – Guard, Arkansas
• Mason Jones – Guard, Arkansas
• Tre Jones – Guard, Duke
• Nathan Knight – Forward, William & Mary
• Kira Lewis Jr. – Guard, Alabama
• Theo Maledon – Guard, ASVEL/France
• Karim Mane – Guard, Vanier College, Quebec, Canada
• Nico Mannion – Guard, Arizona

Naji Marshall – Forward, Xavier

Kenyon Martin Jr. – Forward, IMG Academy

Skylar Mays – Guard, LSU

Jaden McDaniels – Forward, Washington

Sam Merrill – Guard, Utah State

Zeke Nnaji, Forward,  Arizona

Jordan Nwora – Forward, Louisville

Isaac Okoro – Forward, Auburn

Daniel Oturu – Center, Minnesota

Reggie Perry – Forward, Mississippi State

Myles Powell – Guard, Seton Hall

Payton Pritchard – Guard, Oregon

Immanuel Quickley – Guard, Kentucky

Jahmi’us Ramsey – Guard, Texas Tech

Paul Reed Jr. – Forward, DePaul

Nick Richards – Forward, Kentucky

Grant Riller – Guard, College of Charleston

More from Thunder Draft

• OKC Thunder fans should keep tabs on the NBL Blitz showcase
• Alex Sarr steals the show at G-League showcase
• 3 OKC Thunder players who benefit from the 23 Draft class
• Winners and Losers from the 2023 NBA Draft
• OKC Thunder steal one of the best stories of the NBA Draft at pick 50

Jayden Scrubb – Guard/Forward, John A. Logan College

Jalen Smith – Forward, Maryland

Cassius Stanley – Guard, Duke

Lamar Stevens – Forward, Penn State

Isaiah Stewart – Forward, Washington

Tyrell Terry – Guard, Stanford

Killian Tillie – Forward, Gonzaga

Xavier Tillman – Forward, Michigan State

Kaleb Wesson – Forward, Ohio State

Kahlil Whitney – Forward, Kentucky

Cassius Winston – Guard, Michigan State

Robert Woodard II – Guard, Mississippi State

61 players out of the 104 invited to the NBA Combine phases of the draft process will participate. While interviews will run throughout the Combine, 14 prospects are scheduled to occur in the first three days this week including LaMelo Ball. Thunderous Intentions will provide high points from those zoom meetings where available.