The NBA is attempting to trudge through the 2020 pre-draft process while simultaneously finishing the current season in a COVID-19 induced Orlando bubble and in that process the league has decided to attempt to put together its annual combine.
All three of Michigan State’s current entrants in the NBA Draft, Cassius Winston, Xavier Tillman Sr., and Aaron Henry, are on the list of the top prospects to be invited to an eventual combine.
The combine process has been a little murkier this year for obvious reasons. Right now the above list has been compiled after a survey of NBA executives and while all of the invitees have not been confirmed, indications are that the names on this list will be the ones eventually invited to the combine.
The fact that Winston and Tillman are on the list is no surprise as both are considered fringe-first round picks. Henry’s stock is a little bit lower, but he has been squarely in the top 100 of most prospect lists, usually in the 70s.
While Winston will most likely participate in any combine event, the same can’t be said for Tillman and Henry. There is no set date for the combine yet and the NCAA deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the draft is August 3.
