NBA Postpones 2020 NBA Draft Combine & Draft Lottery

Today, the NBA announced the postponement of both the 2020 NBA Draft Combine and the NBA Draft Lottery. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Chicago starting on Thursday, May 21, and ending on Sunday, May 24. Three Michigan State Basketball players declared for the draft this year: Cassius Winston, Xavier Tillman, and Aaron Henry.

Breaking: The NBA has postponed the draft lottery and combine, sources tell @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/BWntwaKcLi

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 1, 2020

Note, the postponement of the Draft Combine & Draft Lottery likely means a postponement for the Draft as well. Although, no formal announcement has been made on the Draft just yet. The Draft is currently scheduled to take place on June 25.

Here is a Tweet from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski with more information:

The NBA's Board of Governors voted on those items in a conference call today, but held off on formally pushing back the June 25 Draft date — although sources still expect that will eventually be done.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 1, 2020

According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, there is a possibility that the NBA Draft takes place in either August or September. We will keep you posted on the Draft Combine and Draft updates along with how these changes affect the Spartans eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. In the latest Athletic mock draft, Tillman and Winston were both picked in the second round of the Draft.