The NBA draft combine in Chicago gives potential draft picks an opportunity to improve their stock with the draft roughly six weeks away. Many of the likely first-round prospects have opted not to take part in the scrimmages, which has opened the door for others to assert themselves in front of the scouts and media. Here's a look at the early stars.
In the first scrimmage, he connected on 6-of-11 field goal attempts and 3-of-12 from 3-point range. The son of King James scored four points on 2-of-8 shooting and pulled down four rebound in 19 minutes. On the other side, Colorado's KJ Simpson had 16 points.
Shead, a point guard from Houston, was praised for his performance in the second game. Wintrust Arena in Chicago is the site of Wednesday's action.