How Arizona Wildcats fared at first days of NBA Draft Combine

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How Arizona Wildcats fared at first days of NBA Draft Combine

How Arizona Wildcats fared at first days of NBA Draft Combine

How Arizona Wildcats fared at first days of NBA Draft Combine

How Arizona Wildcats fared at first days of NBA Draft Combine

The NBA Draft Combine tipped off Monday in Chicago, bringing the basketball world’s brightest prospects together for a week of measurements, drills, and high-stakes evaluations. For Arizona Wildcats fans, the spotlight is on four players—Tobe Awaka, Jaden Bradley, Brayden Burries, and Koa Peat—as they showcase their skills in front of NBA decision-makers.

Burries and Peat enter the combine as projected first-round picks, carrying the weight of high expectations. Bradley, meanwhile, is pegged as a potential late second-round selection, while Awaka is fighting to make a lasting impression despite being considered a long shot for the draft. The combine offers these athletes a unique platform: not only do they participate in mandatory tests and drills, but they also get face-to-face time with NBA front offices, making every moment count.

Bradley is the only Wildcat slated to compete in the 5-on-5 scrimmages, which tip off Wednesday and run through Thursday—a critical opportunity to prove his value in live game action.

For Arizona fans, all eyes were on Peat, particularly his shooting performance. Unfortunately, the forward didn’t deliver the kind of showing that turns heads. In Monday’s session, Peat struggled mightily, connecting on just 6 of 25 three-point attempts and posting an identical 6-of-25 mark in spot-up shooting drills. ESPN’s Jeff Borzello noted that “Peat’s shot looked dramatically different from what it did while he was at Arizona, with a slower motion and much lower release point. He didn’t look entirely comfortable with it Monday.”

This poor shooting display shouldn’t shock Wildcats fans who watched Peat battle inconsistency from the field all season. The real question now is whether this performance will give NBA general managers enough pause to make Peat reconsider a return for his sophomore year—or if his overall potential still outweighs the shooting concerns.

Here’s a closer look at how Peat and the other Arizona players fared during the combine’s opening days. We’ll update with Bradley’s drill results as they become available. Special thanks to Kevin Thomas of PHNX for providing the drill results for Peat, Awaka, and Burries.

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