:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/12949441/156727262.0.jpg)
Two former Arizona Wildcats have been listed among the 61 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine. Solomon Hill and Grant Jerrett will be able to boost their draft stock in Chicago next week for the event that will include official measurements, athletic tests and team interviews.
Hill is no surprise to earn an invite. He's been viewed as a mid-second-round pick for a while, according to Draft Express' most recent mock.
The bigger surprise is Jerrett, who surprisingly left the Wildcats after his freshman season. His inclusion signals that he could work his way into the second round of the draft, and attending could give him a boost considering NBA scouts have much to learn about his potential. With his wiry frame, posting good wingspan measurements and the like could go far in giving teams confidence that he's worth a look.
Couple his athleticism, unique length and three-point shooting together with the one year of film while at Arizona, and there's a good chance the combine helps his stock. And with an opportunity to show teams he's a good person off the court, somebody might take a risk on him.
All that is not to say Hill won't greatly benefit from a combine as well. Obviously, NBA teams probably had a good chance to learn about his basketball smarts through his four years at Arizona, but one negative perception of Hill is his athleticism. The small forward's weight loss this past offseason was a good start in showing he's not only already committed to the professional lifestyle -- and he realizes he's a shooting guard or small forward -- but capable of improving his athleticism, which arguably could be a bit underrated.
If the couple of dunks and overall skillset to create for himself wasn't on display enough in Hill's final outing against Ohio State, then he could boost his draft stock by proving he's a better athlete than originally expected.
It should also be of note that former UA point guard Josiah Turner was not included on the invite list of the NBA Draft Combine. After playing for two Canadian teams and one European squad in his one season since leaving the Wildcats, it's unlikely Turner will be under consideration to be drafted because of his off-court history.
List of 2013 NBA Draft Combine participants
Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh
Lorenzo Brown, PG, N.C. State
Reggie Bullock, SG-SF, North Carolina
Trey Burke, PG, Michigan
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG, Georgia
Isaiah Canaan, PG, Murray State
Jackie Carmichael, PF, Illinois State
Michael Carter-Williams, PG, Syracuse
Allen Crabbe, SG, California
Seth Curry, SG, Duke
Brandon Davies, PF, BYU
Dewayne Dedmon, C, USC
Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville
James Ennis, SG-SF, Long Beach State
Carrick Felix, SG-SF, Arizona State
Jamaal Franklin, SG, San Diego State
Rudy Gobert, C, France
Archie Goodwin, SG, Kentucky
Erick Green, PG, Virginia Tech
Tim Hardaway Jr., SG, Michigan
Solomon Hill, SG, Arizona
Richard Howell, PF, N.C. State
Colton Iverson, C, Minnesota
Pierre Jackson, PG, Baylor
Grant Jerrett, PF, Arizona
Myck Kabongo, PG, Texas
Kenny Kadji, PF, Miami
Ryan Kelly, PF, Duke
Shane Larkin, PG, Miami
Ricky Ledo, SG, Providence
Alex Len, C, Maryland
C.J. Leslie, PF, N.C. State
Trevor Mbakwe, PF, Minnesota
Ray McCallum, PG, Detroit
C.J. McCollum, G, Lehigh
Ben McLemore, SG, Kansas
Tony Mitchell, PF, North Texas
Shabazz Muhammad, SG, UCLA
Erik Murphy, PF, Florida
Mike Muscala, C, Bucknell
Nerlens Noel, C, Kentucky
Victor Oladipo, SG, Indiana
Kelly Olynyk, PF, Gonzaga
Brandon Paul, SG, Illinois
Novel Pelle, C, LA City Prep
Mason Plumlee, PF, Duke
Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown
Phil Pressey, PG, Missouri
Glen Rice Jr., SG, NBDL (Georgia Tech)
Andre Roberson, F, Colorado
Dennis Schoeder, PG, Germany
Peyton Siva, PG, Louisville
Tony Snell, SG-SF, New Mexico
James Southerland, SG-SF, Syracuse
Adonis Thomas, F, Memphis
Deshaun Thomas, F, Ohio State
Jeff Withey, C, Kansas
Nate Wolters, PG, South Dakota State
B.J. Young, G, Arkansas
Cody Zeller, C, Indiana