2021 NBA Draft Combine: Evan Mobley, Jalen Green invited; Cade Cunningham, Jalen Suggs not participating
Here are the 69 players who are expected at next week's NBA Draft Combine in Chicago
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Kyle Boone
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The NBA on Tuesday announced that 69 players are expected to convene in Chicago next week at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis for this year's NBA Draft Combine. It marks the first time in two years the combine will be held after it was excised from the schedule last year over COVID concerns. The event will take place June 21-27.
Among the activities on deck for the combine are five-on-five games and shooting and strength and agility drills. Players will also have an opportunity to conduct interviews with teams while showcasing their skills in front of key decision-makers ahead of next month's draft.
This year's combine will feature a number of big names including NCAA Tournament MOP Jared Butler and teammate Davion Mitchell, both of whom project as first-rounders. Projected top-five picks Evan Mobley, Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga will also be in attendance. In total, more than 20 players in the top 30 of the CBS Sports Big Board will be in attendance.
However, a handful of stars -- all of which project as top-20 picks in the draft -- are notably not listed. On the international side, that includes Usman Garuba, Josh Giddey and Alperen Sengun. Also missing will be Cade Cunningham and Jalen Suggs -- two contenders for the No. 1 pick -- as well as likely first-rounders Franz Wagner and Chris Duarte.
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2021 NBA Draft combine expected participants
Here is a look at the list of players invited to the NBA Draft Combine released by the NBA.
| Max Abmas | Oral Roberts |
| Ochai Agbaji | Kansas |
| Marcus Bagley | Arizona State |
| Scottie Barnes | Florida State |
| Charles Bassey | Western Kentucky |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | Kentucky |
| James Bouknight | Connecticut |
| Greg Brown III | Texas |
| Jared Butler | Baylor |
| Julian Champagnie | St. John's |
| Justin Champagnie | Pittsburgh |
| Josh Christopher | Arizona State |
| Sharife Cooper | Auburn |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Illinois |
| David Duke Jr. | Providence |
| Kessler Edwards | Pepperdine |
| Luka Garza | Iowa |
| RaiQuan Gray | Florida State |
| Jalen Green | NBA G League Ignite |
| Quentin Grimes | Houston |
| Sam Hauser | Virginia |
| Aaron Henry | Michigan State |
| Ariel Hukporti | Nevezis (Lithuania) |
| Matthew Hurt | Duke |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | VCU |
| Isaiah Jackson | Kentucky |
| David Johnson | Louisville |
| Jalen Johnson | Duke |
| Keon Johnson | Tennessee |
| Herbert Jones | Alabama |
| Kai Jones | Texas |
| Johnny Juzang | UCLA |
| Corey Kispert | Gonzaga |
| Jonathan Kuminga | NBA G League Ignite |
| Scottie Lewis | Florida |
| Isaiah Livers | Michigan |
| Makur Maker | Howard |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | Seton Hall |
| Tre Mann | Florida |
| Matthew Mayer | Baylor |
| Miles McBride | West Virginia |
| Davion Mitchell | Baylor |
| Evan Mobley | USC |
| Isaiah Mobley | USC |
| Moses Moody | Arkansas |
| Trey Murphy III | Virginia |
| Daishen Nix | NBA G League Ignite |
| John Petty Jr. | Alabama |
| Yves Pons | Tennessee |
| Jason Preston | Ohio |
| Joshua Primo | Alabama |
| Roko Prkacin | Cibona (Croatia) |
| Neemias Queta | Utah State |
| Austin Reaves | Oklahoma |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Villanova |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | Texas Tech |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | North Carolina |
| Jericho Sims | Texas |
| Jaden Springer | Tennessee |
| DJ Steward | Duke |
| Cameron Thomas | LSU |
| JT Thor | Auburn |
| Isaiah Todd | NBA G League Ignite |
| Trendon Watford | LSU |
| Joe Wieskamp | Iowa |
| Ziaire Williams | Stanford |
| McKinley Wright IV | Colorado |
| Moses Wright | Georgia Tech |
| Marcus Zegarowski | Creighton |
