What to Know About the 2018 NBA Draft Combine

The 2018 NBA Draft is about a month away, and the Portland Trail Blazers are surely busy figuring out what prospects they want to bring in for pre-draft workouts. The NBA Combine is an opportunity for every NBA team to get an up-close look at some of the draft’s best prospects. It’s also a chance for lesser-knowns to gain some buzz, like Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma did last year before ending up as a first-round draft pick.

Here’s the major details and participants for this year’s combine:

2018 NBA Draft Combine

Wednesday, May 16 — Sunday, May 20
Location: Quest Multisport in Chicago, Illinois
How to watch on TV: ESPN2 (only May 17-18 from 12-4 p.m. PT)
How to stream: WatchESPN

Combine Participants

Rawle Alkins

Grayson Allen

Kostas Antetokounmpo

Udoka Azubuike

Marvin Bagley III

Mohamed Bamba

Jaylen Barford

Keita Bates-Diop (read our draft profile on him here)

Tyus Battle

Brian Bowen II

Mikal Bridges

Miles Bridges

Bruce Brown Jr.

Troy Brown Jr. (read our draft profile on him here)

Jalen Brunson

Tony Carr

Jevon Carter

Wendell Carter

Hamidou Diallo (read our draft profile on him here)

Donte DiVincenzo

Trevon Duval

Jacob Evans (read our draft profile on him here)

Bruno Fernando

Melvin Frazier Jr. (read our draft profile on him here)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Devonte Graham

Devon Hall

Jaylen Hands

Kevin Hervey

Aaron Holiday (read our draft profile on him here)

Kevin Huerter

Chandler Hutchison (read our draft profile on him here)

Jaren Jackson Jr. (read our draft profile on him here)

Justin Jackson

Alize Johnson

George King

Kevin Knox

Sagaba Konate

Caleb Martin

Cody Martin

Yante Maten

Brandon McCoy

De’Anthony Melton

Chimezie Metu

Shake Milton

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk

Malik Newman

Josh Okogie

Theo Pinson

Jontay Porter

Michael Porter Jr.

Billy Preston

Jerome Robinson

Mitchell Robinson

Collin Sexton

Landry Shamet

Anfernee Simons

Zhaire Smith (read our draft profile on him here)

Ray Spalding

Omari Spellman

Khyri Thomas (read our draft profile on him here)

Gary Trent Jr. (read our draft profile on him here)

Allonzo Trier

Jarred Vanderbilt

Moritz Wagner

Lonnie Walker (read our draft profile on him here)

PJ Washington

Austin Wiley

Kris Wilkes

Kenrich Williams

Trae Young

*Combine list courtesy of Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports

DeAndre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Dzanan Musa, and Robert Williams are among the top prospects who declined invites to the combine.