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CHICAGO — A handful of NBA Draft prospects slipped their names into the transfer portal before the May 1 deadline to keep their potential options opens.
Arizona star Caleb Love was not one of ’em. Nor was he one of the players who earned an invite to this week’s 2024 NBA Draft Combine.
Love competed in the G League Elite Camp on Saturday and Sunday and turned in a decent showing — Love hit a pair of triples and flushed an impressive transition dunk in his first scrimmage to go along with four assists and just one turnover, while Game 2 was a bit rockier (eight points, two assists, three turnovers), but Love did swipe three steals — but did not earn a call-up to the combine, which was on the line for top performers. Love will stay in the Windy City this week and could earn a call-up to Wednesday’s scrimmages if the NBA needs extra bodies (stay tuned).
The reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year noted that he “never” considered dipping into the portal for the second year in a row. If he withdraws his name from the 2024 NBA Draft before the May 29 deadline, he’ll head back to Tucson.
“This week will tell me a lot,” Love told CBS Sports on Saturday. “Play the best I can and give as much effort as I can and show in the interviews the person that I am off the court. After this week, I’ll have an understanding of where I want to go with it.”
The NBA did not deem Love to be one of the top 78 prospects in this draft class. If one of those 78 players decides to shut things down after Tuesday’s team interviews, and if that player is a guard, then Love could get a chance to compete this week in scrimmages. There, he’d have an opportunity to improve his draft standing.
Love is fresh off the most efficient offensive season of his career. Love shot a shade under 60% at the rim at Arizona, by far the best of his four-year collegiate career. Love never topped 50% at the rim during his first three…
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Author : Isaac Trotter
Publish date : 2024-05-14 13:55:55
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