Weighing the Pros and Cons of the NBA Draft Combine 5-on-5 Format Change

October 3rd, 2014 by Jonathan Wasserman Leave a reply »
Finally, a reason to watch the NBA Draft Combine. 

According to ESPN.com's Chad Ford, the NBA will be bringing back five-on-five competition to next year's combine, which should come as good news to evaluators who've been stuck watching three-man weaves and layup lines. 

That's what the combine has consisted of since 2009—basic drills you'd see during any standard high school practice. 

However, while there are significant pros to adding five-on-five competition, there are also a couple of cons. 

All in all, it's still a positive for an event that has seemingly begun to lose its allure over the past few seasons. 

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