Which prospects hurt their 2019 NBA Draft stock the most at this week’s combine? These three NCAA Basketball players are currently falling down draft boards.
The 2019 NBA Draft Combine is in the books following the measurements, athletic testing, scrimmages, and team/player meetings that took place this past week, serving as a huge chance for teams to get an up-close look at their top targets and for players to impact their draft standing.
Some NBA teams put a ton of emphasis on what they see at the combine while others do not and, in reality, it doesn’t have a major impact on the way those respective teams view the prospects they’re focusing on most of the time.
Emphasis on most of the time because, for a small percentage of prospects, the combine serves as a jumping off point one way or another. A handful of players really benefited from the opportunity and are currently rising up draft boards.
Yet, for some other prospects, the combine had a negative effect on their draft stock. Bad play and obvious limitations against NBA-level competition in scrimmages on Thursday and Friday has created some negative buzz around a few prospects. Poor measurements and/or athletic testing had the same impact for others.
These three prospects unfortunately fit that bill. Here are the players that were the biggest losers from the 2019 NBA Draft Combine: