The NBA announced Thursday the 63 players who will take part in the 2016 NBA Draft Combine, which runs from May 11-15 in Chicago.
Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman provided the entire list of participants:
LSU Tigers forward Ben Simmons is the most notable absentee.
To a certain extent, the decision makes sense since Simmons was almost guaranteed to be a top pick whether he traveled to Chicago or not. However, the combine would've been a good chance for the talented freshman to respond to some of his skeptics regarding his poor shooting.
Simmons averaged 19.2 points a night for LSU last year, shooting 56 percent from the field. Hoop-Math.com illustrated how much his offense came right under the basket, though:
In his most recent mock draft, Wasserman had Simmons going No. 1 overall, so it's not as if his lack of range is scaring teams off too much. Still, a nice showing at the combine might have solidified Simmons' standing as the best overall player available in this year's draft class.
Although one of the presumptive top picks won't be taking part in the combine, t ...
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