Potential lottery pick Josh Giddey isn’t expected to attend the NBA draft combine in Chicago or any pre-draft workouts, tweets Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report. Instead, scouts will get a look at Giddey later this month when his Australian team travels to Las Vegas for exhibition games with Team USA, Spain, Nigeria and Argentina.
The 6’8″ shooting guard has been moving up draft boards and ranks No. 13 on ESPN’s latest list of prospects. Giddey, 18, played this season with the Adelaide 36ers and averaged 10.9 points, 7.1 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game.
There’s more draft news to pass along:
- The NBA has scheduled 20 pro days for some of the top-rated players in the draft, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link). They will take place from June 26-29 following the combine and will feature prospects such as Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Corey Kispert, James Bouknight, Greg Brown, Ayo Dosunmu, Charles Bassey, Max Abmas, Jaden Springer, and Jared Butler. Also tentatively scheduled for pro days are Trey Murphy, Josh Christopher, Marcus Bagley, Gabriele Procida, Johnny Juzang, Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland, Aaron Henry, Herb Jones, Miles McBride, Santi Aldama and Zsombor Maronka (Twitter link).
- German center Ariel Hukporti has received an invitation to the combine, Givony tweets. Hukporti, 19, played in Lithuania this season and is ranked 45th on ESPN’s big board. USC sophomore Isaiah Mobley has also been invited, Givony adds (via Twitter).
- Duke shooting guard DJ Steward has been invited to take part in the combine as well, according to JD Shaw of Hoops Rumors (Twitter link). Steward averaged 13 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a freshman with the Blue Devils.
- Mac McClung has received an invitation to the G League Elite camp, according to Wasserman (Twitter link). The former Texas Tech guard will try to earn a spot in the combine. Haowen Guo of the Chinese national team has also been invited to the Elite camp, Givony tweets.
Giddey would look great in a Knicks uniform.
He’ll be long gone before the Knicks selection.
Sure would. Knicks would have to trade up. Giddey is a few yrs away. We trade up it’s gotta be for someone that can start now (Kuminga, Mitchell).
My favorite player in this draft is Barnes(Florida State). Raw talent, rough around here he edges but with a jumper he could be unstoppable 2-way player.
True maybe the Knicks can trade up with extra picks they have. Knicks need quality over quantity.
Everyone needs quality over quantity as a matter of fact!
Are these “pro days” really pro days, like in college FB, or some new NBA invention?
I assume the purpose is to create a recording that an agent can send to any team and that an injury history & checkup is included. Does it work…
Knicks have 3 picks in top 32. That’s a nice haul if you draft right. But considering we have solid rotation guys now. Rose, Burkes, Bullock, Quickly, Gibson. We need a starter here. For that we have to trade up. We could get lucky with Ayo, or Butler. But a for sure prospect is in top 10. Kuminga, Mitchell, Bouknight, even J Johnson from Duke. JJ is a big SF with upside who plays both ways. Any one of these players is a huge upgrade and can start for us. With FA we can add Dinwiddie or another PG or shooter/scorer. IMO the biggest move we can make is trade up for a starter. Keeps the youth movement going. Makes us better and deeper with potential. This draft is huge for Knicks.
With three picks in the top 24 this draft is just as huge for the Rockets, especially if they get one of the top 4 picks. Even though most fans have already written off John Wall, he looked great last season and his recovery will be much further along when next season begins. Plus Kevin Porter looks like the steal of the century and Christian Wood is one of the most promising young Bigs in the league. Add another top guy like Cade Cunningham, Jalen Suggs, or Evan Mobley and this team will be back in the playoffs before you know it.