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\n\t\t\tThe NBA announced today (via Twitter) that 73 prospects have been invited to attend this year\u2019s draft combine, which will take place in Chicago from May 10-17.
\nIn addition to those 73 players, a handful of standout players from the G League combine, which is also held in Chicago just before the combine begins, are expected to receive invites to stick around for the main event.
\nNot all of the prospects invited to the combine will end up remaining in the 2026 draft pool, since many are early entrants who are testing the waters while retaining their NCAA eligibility.
\nCollege players must withdraw from the draft by the end of the day on May 27 if they wish to preserve that eligibility, while non-college players face a decision deadline of June 13. The feedback they receive from NBA teams at the combine may be a deciding factor for players who are on the fence.
\nHere\u2019s the list of players who have been invited to the 2026 draft combine:
\n(Note: For players in international leagues, the country listed is where they had been playing, not necessarily where they\u2019re from.)<\/p>\n
Matt Able, G, North Carolina State (freshman)
\nDarius Acuff, G, Arkansas (freshman)
\nAmari Allen, F, Alabama (freshman)
\nNate Ament, F, Tennessee (freshman)
\nChristian Anderson, G, Texas Tech (sophomore)
\nTobe Awaka, F, Arizona (senior)
\nFlory Bidunga, F\/C, Kansas (sophomore)
\nTyler Bilodeau, F, UCLA (senior)
\nJohn Blackwell, G, Wisconsin (junior)
\nCameron Boozer, F, Duke (freshman)
\nKylan Boswell, G, Illinois (senior)
\nNick Boyd, G, Wisconsin (senior)
\nJaden Bradley, G, Arizona (senior)
\nTrevon Brazile, F, Arkansas (senior)
\nMaliq Brown, F, Duke (senior)
\nMikel Brown Jr., G, Louisville (freshman)
\nBrayden Burries, G, Arizona (freshman)
\nCameron Carr, G, Baylor (junior)
\nChris Cenac, F\/C, Houston (freshman)
\nRueben Chinyelu, C, Florida (junior)
\nRyan Conwell, G, Louisville (senior)
\nSergio De Larrea, G, Spain (born 2005)
\nAJ Dybantsa, F, BYU (freshman)
\nZuby Ejiofor, F, St. John\u2019s (senior)
\nIsaiah Evans, G\/F, Duke (sophomore)
\nJeremy Fears, G, Michigan State (junior)
\nKingston Flemings, G, Houston (freshman)
\nJa\u2019Kobi Gillespie, G, Tennessee (senior)
\nAllen Graves, F, Santa Clara (freshman)
\nKeyshawn Hall, G\/F, Auburn (senior)
\nJuke Harris, G, Wake Forest (sophomore)
\nJoshua Jefferson, F, Iowa State (senior)
\nMorez Johnson, F\/C, Michigan (sophomore)
\nAlex Karaban, F, UConn (senior)
\nJack Kayil, G, Germany (born 2006)
\nToibu Lawal, F, Virginia Tech (senior)
\nYaxel Lendeborg, F, Michigan (senior)
\nKarim Lopez, F, Australia (born 2007)
\nAday Mara, C, Michigan (junior)
\nNick Martinelli, F, Northwestern (senior)
\nBaba Miller, F\/C, Cincinnati (senior)
\nDillon Mitchell, F, St. John\u2019s (senior)
\nMilan Momcilovic, F, Iowa State (junior)
\nMalachi Moreno, C, Kentucky (freshman)
\nIzaiyah Nelson, F, South Florida (senior)
\nTyler Nickel, F, Vanderbilt (senior)
\nEbuka Okorie, G, Stanford (freshman)
\nFelix Okpara, C, Tennessee (senior)
\nUgonna Onyenso, C, Virginia (senior)
\nOtega Oweh, G, Kentucky (senior)
\nKoa Peat, F, Arizona (freshman)
\nDarryn Peterson, G, Kansas (freshman)
\nLabaron Philon, G, Alabama (sophomore)
\nJayden Quaintance, F\/C, Kentucky (sophomore)
\nTarris Reed, C, UConn (senior)
\nBilly Richmond, G\/F, Arkansas (sophomore)
\nRichie Saunders, G, BYU (senior)
\nEmanuel Sharp, G, Houston (senior)
\nBraden Smith, G, Purdue (senior)
\nHannes Steinbach, F, Washington (freshman)
\nBennett Stirtz, G, Iowa (senior)
\nAndrej Stojakovic, G\/F, Illinois (junior)
\nPeter Suder, G, Miami (OH) (senior)
\nLuigi Suigo, C, Serbia (born 2007)
\nDailyn Swain, G\/F, Texas (junior)
\nTyler Tanner, G, Vanderbilt (sophomore)
\nMeleek Thomas, G, Arkansas (freshman)
\nBruce Thornton, G, Ohio State (senior)
\nMilos Uzan, G, Houston (senior)
\nHenri Veesaar, C, North Carolina (junior)
\nKeaton Wagler, G, Illinois (freshman)
\nCaleb Wilson, F, North Carolina (freshman)
\nTounde Yessoufou, G\/F, Baylor (freshman)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s worth noting that the NBA and the NBPA agreed to several combine-related changes in their latest Collective Bargaining Agreement. Here are a few of those changes:<\/p>\n
A player who is invited to the draft combine and declines to attend without an excused absence will be ineligible to be drafted. He would become eligible the following year by attending the combine. There will be exceptions made for a player whose FIBA season is ongoing, who is injured, or who is dealing with a family matter (such as a tragedy or the birth of a child). That player would be required to complete combine activities at a later date.
\nPlayers who attend the draft combine will be required to undergo physical exams, share medical history, participate in strength, agility, and performance testing, take part in shooting drills, receive anthropometric measurements, and conduct interviews with teams and the media. Scrimmages won\u2019t be mandatory.
\nMedical results from the combine will be distributed to select teams based on where the player is projected to be drafted. Only teams drafting in the top 10 would get access to medical info for the projected No. 1 pick; teams in the top 15 would receive medical info for players in the 2-6 range, while teams in the top 25 would get access to info for the players in the 7-10 range.<\/p>\n