Wildcats young gun Sarr headlines NBA draft combine invitees

The exciting French sensation will be one of 78 players looking to enhance their draft credentials  in Chicago from May 12-19.

Sarr, who is expected to be drafted in the top-three picks in this year's NBA draft in late June and could go as high as No.1, is joined by fellow NBL24 Next Star talents Bobi Klintman (Cairns), Trentyn Flowers (Adelaide), AJ Johnson (Illawarra) and Ariel Hukporti (Melbourne United).

 

 

 

 

 

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Participants will be measured athletically with various testing including standing vertical jump, maximum vertical jump, bench press, three-quarter-court sprint time, lane agility time, and modified event time.

The 216cm Sarr averaged 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in NBL24.

Sarr last month declared on ESPN that he was “ready for the next step” on the back of a year playing professionally in Australia.

"I had a great year playing professional basketball in the NBL," Sarr told NBA Today. 

"There was a lot of growth in my game and as a person. I'm ready for the next step, so it was obvious for me to declare for the draft. 

The NBA announced today that 78 players have been invited to the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, which will take place from May 12-19 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago.

Additionally, a select number of standout players from the 2024 NBA G League Elite Camp, which… pic.twitter.com/M8FUY529ul

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“I'm grateful for the year I spent in the NBL with the Perth Wildcats."

The NBA Draft will be held on June 26-27 in New York.