Two Nigerian-born youngsters, Ochai Agbaji and Ayo Dosunmu have been listed among the prospects for this year’s draft in USA’s National Basketball Association (NBA).
Megasportsarena.com reports that the duo of Agbaji and Dosunmu will now keep their fingers crossed and hope for the best, heading into the 2021 NBA draft scheduled to take place on July 29.
They are among a total of 69 players are expected to attend the draft combine from June 21 to 27 at Wintrust Arena and Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where they will feature in 5-on-5 games, strength and agility testing, shooting drills, measurements and on-court exercises.
In addition to the draft combine, the league will also host the NBA G League Elite Camp from June 19-21 at the same location after which a select number of players will be invited to participate in the draft combine.
Teams that wish to attend must be fully vaccinated and will be permitted to have 10 personnel members for the drills and six for in-person interviews, with Agbaji and Dosunmu getting the opportunity of moving up into the main NBA Draft that will take place on July 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
