The NBA Draft Combine is underway in Chicago as future picks in the 2025 NBA Draft perform athletic and court drills, providing measurement data and a sneak peek at their abilities. Several media outlets are covering the proceedings. Today Hoopshype released a fairly comprehensive list of winners and losers at the event so far, based mostly on measuring tapes and drills.
The article highlights Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe and North Carolina wing Drake Powell as big risers. Both get praise for their vertical leap (Powell measuring in at 43”). Edgecombe’s quick first step and Powell’s overall agility got positive notice.
Other early risers were Duke wing Cedric Coward, Texas guard Tre Johnson, Duke center Khaman Maluach, Connecticut guard/forward Liam McNeeley, St. Joseph’s forward Rasheer Fleming (who at 6’8 apparently has a 7’7 wingspan), and Georgetown center Thomas Sorber.
On the loser side of the ledger stands Rutgers forward Ace Bailey. Though he remains a prolific scorer, the big issue is him standing at only 6 feet, 7.5 inches. Bailey’s draw came as a 6’10 backcourt player. Apparently it was exaggerated a bit. Maryland center Derik Queen got dinged for a lack of athleticism, as did Michigan center Danny Wolf. South Carolina forward Collin Murray-Boyles, once a draft riser, measured out at 6’6, a power forward prospect with slightly less than small forward height.
You can read the rest of the assessments as well as a list of G League prospects and college players on the bubble through the link above.