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Duke Basketball: Freshmen score invites to NBA Combine, juniors pending

By Kevin Connelly

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Cam Reddish #2, Javin DeLaurier #12, RJ Barrett #5 and Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils huddle during their game against the Boston College Eagles at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 05, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 80-55. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Cam Reddish #2, Javin DeLaurier #12, RJ Barrett #5 and Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils huddle during their game against the Boston College Eagles at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 05, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 80-55. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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Invites and participants for the NBA Combine have been released and at least three Duke Basketball players will be in attendance.

To the surprise of not many people R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson, and Cam Reddish have received invites to the NBA Combine and will be in attendance at the workouts next week.

Whether any member of the Blue Devil trio will participate in the Combine remains to be seen.

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The three are all projected as Top-10 picks in June’s draft with Williamson leading the way as the overwhelming favorite to be the No. 1 overall selection, with Barrett a strong choice to follow Zion at No. 2.

Williamson averaged 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.8 blocks this season on 68.0% shooting from the field and 33.8% from 3-point range.

Barrett also averaged 22.6 points per game in addition to 7.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists to go with his 45.4% shooting percentage from the field and 30.8% from 3-point range.

Cam Reddish was the forgotten freshman this season but showed flashes of excellence with 13.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.6 steals per game as he shot 35.6% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point range.

Two surprising decisions in declaring for the NBA Draft were Duke big men Marques Bolden and Javin DeLaurier.

Bolden did not receive an invite to the NBA Combine or the NBA G-League Combine, but DeLaurier received an invite to the G-League Combine which could lead to an NBA Combine invite, based on his performance.

DeLaurier averaged 3.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks this season in 16.8 minutes per game.

Bolden averaged 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks this season in 19.1 minutes per game.

The G-League Combine will take place staring on May 12 and run through May 14. DeLaurier and the rest of the college invites will participate in the G-League Combine on May 13 and 14.

The NBA Combine starts on May 14 and ends on May 19. Both combines will take place in Chicago.

Players have until May 29 withdraw from the NBA Draft and return their schools to maintain their collegiate eligibility.

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