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Lakers: When is the 2016 NBA Draft Combine?

By Cody Williams

Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Prospects pose for a group picture with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (holding basketball) before the start of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Prospects pose for a group picture with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (holding basketball) before the start of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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A look at when the 2016 NBA Draft Combine will be held so the Lakers can get one last look at prospects

The Los Angeles Lakers and the first-round of the 2016 NBA Draft have a complicated relationship right now. As they look longingly at the draft after finishing the 2015-16 regular season with the second-worst record in the league, their first-round pick could either bring along painful notions or could be a major part in turning the organization in a more positive direction.

Obviously the complications with the pick arise from the fact that it is a top-3 protected pick owed to the Philadelphia 76ers. If the pick falls inside the top-3 at the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery, the Lakers will get to keep the pick and will add a piece to their young core to help get the organization back to their winning ways. If the lottery doesn’t work in their favor, though, the pick transfers to the Sixers.

That’ obviously sheds a light of uncertainty on the draft for the Lakers, but it shouldn’t change the way they’re approaching the draft and scouting even slightly. They still need to do everything in their power to figure out which prospects have the most talent, fit the best in LA, and everything in between. Obviously the NBA Draft Combine is a great place to do that.

While the combine for other leagues is a big event, the NBA Draft Combine is a bit more low-key. As such, many fans may not be as up to speed with the particulars regarding the event as they would like to be to keep up with scouting before the draft.

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We’ve got the answers for you here, though. The 2016 NBA Draft Combine will be held May 11-15 in Chicago with various drills, workouts, measurements and so on taking place on the different days of the events. The list of invites will be handed out some time around a week before the actual event and the Lakers will certainly have eyes on everything from start to finish.

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