- ABC News
- May 4, 2024
The NBA sent invites to 78 players -- including projected lottery picks Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr and Donovan Clingan, as well as USC's Bronny James -- to the 2024 NBA draft combine, which will be held May 12-19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. For the first time, all invited players will be required to attend and participate in the event or will be ineligible to be drafted, as part of an agreement the National Basketball Players Association reached with the league in the most recent collective bargaining agreement. Participation will include medical examinations, sharing of medical history, biomechanical and functional movement testing, as well as strength and agility testing, performance testing and anthropometric measurements. Players also will be required to conduct team interviews and participate in media circuits, player development sessions and more. Players will not be compelled to compete in 5-on-5 scrimmaging and other live-action drills, but will be...