Report: NBA Draft Prospects Required to Participate in Combine Starting in 2024
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Starting in 2024, invited draft prospects will be required to attend and participate in the NBA Draft combine, per a memo obtained by ESPN.
Players who don’t could be ruled ineligible in the draft until the “first subsequent draft for which the player attends and fully participates."
Participating in the combine will include medical examinations, the sharing of medical history and biomechanical and functional movement testing, as well as strength and agility testing, shooting drills, performance testing and anthropometric measurements.
Prospects will also be required to participate in team interviews, media circuits, player development sessions and other assessments, as determined by the NBA in accordance with the NBPA.
Players who are unable to participate due to various reasons, will be required to complete the requirements. They will not be required to compete in 5-on-5 scrimmages.
The NBA and NBPA also agreed to limit team’s ability to attend agent-sponsored pro dates outside of the combine setting.
Suffice to say, the NBA Draft landscape is going to be drastically changed as early as next year. More details can be found in ESPN's full report.
Both the NBA Draft Lottery and first day of the draft combine are slated to kick off on Tuesday, May 16.
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