NBA draft combine
 

Sabonis not invited.

Unsurprisingly, neither was Collinsworth.

http://www.nba.com/2016/news/05/06/m...draft-combine/

Why was Sabonis not invited?

No idea. Not good enough?

Doubtful. He's picked for the mid first round in every mock draft I've seen. Maybe he or his agent decided the combine doesn't improve his stock so they told the NBA not to invite him. Wiltjer was invited and I haven't seen any source claim that he's a better NBA prospect than Sabonis.

He was invited by declined. Which is being framed as an unusual decision for someone in the range of where he will likely be drafted.

http://www.slipperstillfits.com/2016...-draft-combine

But he can still work out with the teams he decides to. It is an interesting strategy for him. Who knows if it will work.

Honestly the thing that would worry me about him is what I perceive as his lack of athleticism. Lack of ups. I think he would get to the combine and look to be not very explosive compared to the competition.

He's a little bit of a dinosaur. A power forward who is not a shooter, won't stretch the floor.

I guess his upside is something like a smaller poor man's Marc Gasol. Smart, rebounding.

I was at the Gonzaga at SMU game in Dallas. Sabonis dominated the inside even though SMU had some tall athletic bigs. True, he did not try to shoot too far from the basket, but he grabbed a ridiculous number of rebounds and could score very well under the basket, sometimes even if double teamed. On the other hand, SMU put a tall athletic guy on Wiltjer who was quick enough to guard him on the perimeter. He made Wiltjer look terrible. Most SMU fans came away from there with no idea they were even supposed to think Wiltjer was the star of the other team.

Is he a Tristan Thompson who is a better passer, more crafty around the basket, but not as long or athletic?

Maybe the Mavs will draft him.