Dragen Bender not (yet) invited to NBA Combine

[Denis998]

Dragen Bender has not even earned an invitation to the draft combine. How do people expect him to go top 3, when chances are he wont even get drafted inside the top 20?

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/727120355899412480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Tr1boy]

Dragen Bender has not even earned an invitation to the draft combine. How do people expect him to go top 3, when chances are he wont even get drafted inside the top 20?

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/727120355899412480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Reason?

[Evantime34]

Isn't his regular season still going on?

edit- just looked it up and his last game of the season is May 15th, which is after the combine.

[CelticsFan166]

He'll fall... I don't understand the hype at all

[hpantazo]

Well, to be fair, the link shows a list of 64 out of 70 invitees, so there are 6 more players who were invited but the person didn't catch their names yet to complete his list, so you can't definitely say that Bender was not invited.

Bender is a legit top 5 candidate in this draft. If he indeed did not get invited, I'm sure its due to a conflict of some sort, possibly his season still ongoing abroad.

[Eddie20]

Isn't his regular season still going on?

edit- just looked it up and his last game of the season is May 15th, which is after the combine.

Exactly. There is so much misinformation that people post without knowing actual details.

I don't think Porzingis, Mudiay, and Hezonja received invites either for the same reason.

[TheSundanceKid]

Dragen Bender has not even earned an invitation to the draft combine. How do people expect him to go top 3, when chances are he wont even get drafted inside the top 20?

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/727120355899412480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

How do people expect him to go top 3? Because that is where he's projected in almost all draft mocks. Silly reason really... I mean what do people like Givony know compared to Denis998! 

[Lucky17]

Dragen Bender has not yet been invited to the draft combine, according to Jeff Goodman.

FTFY.

[Eddie20]

Dragen Bender has not even earned an invitation to the draft combine. How do people expect him to go top 3, when chances are he wont even get drafted inside the top 20?

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/727120355899412480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

How do people expect him to go top 3? Because that is where he's projected in almost all draft mocks. Silly reason really... I mean what do people like Givony know compared to Denis998! 

I know, everyone is on pins and needles waiting for Denis998 to release his esteemed 2016 Mock.

[Denis998]

Isn't his regular season still going on?

edit- just looked it up and his last game of the season is May 15th, which is after the combine.

Exactly. There is so much misinformation that people post without knowing actual details.

I don't think Porzingis, Mudiay, and Hezonja received invites either for the same reason.

Dragen Bender has declared for the draft. That should make him eligible for an invite to the NBA Draft Combine. The combine is starts on the 11th of May. Benders international season ends on the 8th of May. That gives him more than enough time to fly out to the states.

[Denis998]

People on here use the excuse that he is tall that he should be in the NBA.
By that logic I should be a great 2 guard in the NBA because I am 6'6.

[Evantime34]

Isn't his regular season still going on?

edit- just looked it up and his last game of the season is May 15th, which is after the combine.

Exactly. There is so much misinformation that people post without knowing actual details.

I don't think Porzingis, Mudiay, and Hezonja received invites either for the same reason.

Dragen Bender has declared for the draft. That should make him eligible for an invite to the NBA Draft Combine. The combine is starts on the 11th of May. Benders international season ends on the 8th of May. That gives him more than enough time to fly out to the states.

I looked at their schedule and I see a game on May 15th
http://maccabi.co.il/Schedule.asp?lang=en

People on here use the excuse that he is tall that he should be in the NBA.
By that logic I should be a great 2 guard in the NBA because I am 6'6.

It's that he is tall and moves fluidly down the court. It is rare to see his height with his ability to move up and down the court.

Your post makes it seem like people who like Bender are stupid, but there are reasons even if you don't agree with them.

[Roy H.]

Even if he doesn't end up at the combine, my guess is that individual workouts are more important, anyway.

[Denis998]

Isn't his regular season still going on?

edit- just looked it up and his last game of the season is May 15th, which is after the combine.

Exactly. There is so much misinformation that people post without knowing actual details.

I don't think Porzingis, Mudiay, and Hezonja received invites either for the same reason.

Dragen Bender has declared for the draft. That should make him eligible for an invite to the NBA Draft Combine. The combine is starts on the 11th of May. Benders international season ends on the 8th of May. That gives him more than enough time to fly out to the states.

I looked at their schedule and I see a game on May 15th
http://maccabi.co.il/Schedule.asp?lang=en

in any case, that still gives him 4 days to attend the draft combine. I doubt that game is very important, considering he averages 4 minutes a game (What a vital role he plays on the team!). Makes me question his commitment to the NBA, let alone him commitment to the game of basketball. He already said he is leaving the team, how much of an impact is that game really going to have?

[Denis998]

Some Dragen Bender Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzqJyADNaJI
I had to use a different player because no highlights exist for Dragen Bender.