It’s not as popular as the NFL combine, but the NBA is trying to make their version more popular as a portion of their predraft process will be nationally televised.
Oregon Ducks all-conference center N’Faly Dante will be one of 78 participants who will travel to Chicago this week with hopes of improving his stock ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft, which is in June. Oregon fans have seen the best of Dante, a center that can be as dominant as ever. Unfortunately, his history of injuries will be a concern for most NBA teams and Dante may need a team to take a chance.
His ceiling is through the roof, proverbially, and Dante was really good this past season, which will only help his chances of being drafted. Of course, there is still some uncertainty about his future, with reports that Dante is appealing for another year of eligibility from the NCAA.
In the meantime, while we all wait to hear more, Dante will work out in Chicago in front of NBA scouts and general managers. Here’s how fans can tune in to watch:
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Cable TV: ESPN2; NBATV
Oregon center N’Faly Dante will participate in the weeklong NBA combine event in order to hopefully improve his draft stock. At the same time, he petitioned the NCAA for a possible sixth season of eligibility, so how he performs at this combine could go a long way in determining Dante’s immediate future.
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Streaming: ESPN+; NBA app; YouTube TV; fuboTV
If you want to watch the entire week-long event May 12-19, you can go online to see all of the festivities.
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The combine is from May 12-19 at the Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago. Combine activities on May 14-15 will air on ESPN2 from 10 am to 2 pm PT.
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There’s a total of 78 players that will be participating in this event and of course, many of those will be from Pac-12 schools that Oregon fans are familiar with. Here’s a list of players that played for or against the Ducks in the combine.
Adem Bona – UCLA
Isaiah Collier – USC
N’Faly Dante – Oregon
Bronny James – USC
Keshad Johnson – Arizona
Pelle Larsson – Arizona
KJ Simpson – Colorado
Jaylon Tyson – California
Kel’el Ware – Indiana
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