Draft Notes: Grizzlies, Tanner, Withdrawals, Warriors, Hornets
The Grizzlies are working out Vanderbilt’s Tyler Tanner on Wednesday, along with Chase Ross (Marquette), Sam Alexis (Indiana), and J’Vonne Hadley (Louisville), reports Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal (Twitter link).
Tanner, a potential first-round pick, is the most highly regarded prospect of that group and will face a decision in a matter of hours on whether or not to keep his name in the draft. The deadline for early entrants to withdraw and retain their NCAA eligibility is 11:59 pm Eastern on Wednesday.
Tanner is one of the more notable prospects who has yet to finalize his decision — it’s possible the feedback he gets on Wednesday from the Grizzlies, who hold this year’s third, 16th, and 32nd overall picks, will help sway him in one direction or the other.
We have a few more draft-related updates:
- Flory Bidunga, who is transferring from Kansas to Louisville, has withdrawn from the draft, per Joe Tipton of On3 (Twitter link). So has Shane Blakeney, who is transferring from Drexel to South Carolina, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports (Twitter link), as well as Anton Bonke, who is transferring from Charlotte to Michigan State, agent Scott Nichols tells Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). Bidunga is entering his junior season in 2026/27, while Blakeney and Bonke will be seniors and will be automatically draft-eligible next year.
- In addition to Dillon Mitchell, Tre Donaldson, and Tyler Nickel, whose participation was previously reported, the Warriors are bringing in Nevada guard Corey Camper, South Carolina guard Kobe Knox, and San Diego State guard Reese Dixon-Waters for Wednesday’s group workout, according to the team (Twitter link).
- Nick Boyd (Wisconsin), Wyatt Fricks (Marshall), Nate Johnson (Kansas State), and Tre White (Kansas) are among the prospects visiting the Hornets for a pre-draft workout on Wednesday, league sources tell Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer (Twitter link). Charlotte currently only holds the 14th and 18th overall picks, while Boyd and White rank 76th and 93rd, respectively, on ESPN’s top-100 list, so the team could be eyeing potential undrafted targets for two-way offers.
- Cincinnati forward Baba Miller had been scheduled to take part in a group workout with the Kings on Wednesday, but he was unable to participate due to an illness, tweets Sean Cunningham of KCRA News.
Draft Notes: Boozer, Momcilovic, Bonke, Tobiason, More
In an interview with Mark Medina of EssentiallySports, Duke forward Cameron Boozer made his case for being selected No. 1 overall in the 2026 NBA draft.
“There are a lot of great candidates, for sure,” Boozer told EssentiallySports. “… But what I think separates me is my competitiveness and my winning. It’s my willingness to do whatever it takes to win.”
Still, Boozer, who is widely projected to be a top-four pick, said he’s not concerned about where he’s selected.
“It doesn’t matter to me at all. That’s just the beginning,” Boozer said. “Whether you’re one, two or 30 or 35, that’s just the beginning. For me, it’s more about where I am in 10 to 15 years than where I am on the first night.”
Boozer also talked to Medina about drawing inspiration from current NBA players, listing Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paolo Banchero and LaMelo Ball as few of the players he enjoys watching.
Here are a few more notes ahead of the 2026 draft:
- Iowa State junior Milan Momcilovic officially confirmed (via Twitter) Sunday that he’s declaring for the draft, as previously reported. While the 6’8″ forward’s goal is to stay in the draft and hear his name called in June, he’s maintaining the option of withdrawing from the draft and is also entering the transfer portal. Momcilovic, who led the NCAA in three-point percentage (48.7% on 7.5 attempts per game) this season, was ranked No. 43 on ESPN’s latest big board. Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 hears most NBA executives have Momcilovic in the 20-to-40 range on their boards (Twitter link).
- Charlotte big man Anton Bonke is testing the draft waters, agent Scott Nichols tells Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress (Twitter link). A 7’2″ center from Vanuatu, Bonke averaged 10.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 34 games (25.6 minutes) as a junior for the 49ers. Bonke is also in the transfer portal.
- Temple sophomore Aiden Tobiason is entering the transfer portal and testing the draft waters, agent Ken Jackson tells Jacob Myers (Twitter link). Utah junior Terrence Brown is another draft early entrant who’s entering the transfer portal, he announced on social media (Twitter link). Dominican-Iranian wing Mohammad Amini is also testing the draft waters, per agent Aydin Dianat (LinkedIn link). Amini has spent the past two seasons with Nancy Basket in France’s top domestic basketball league (hat tip to Chepkevich at RookieScale.com). Brown and Amini both tested the draft waters last summer prior to withdrawing.