Zach Cleveland

Earlier today, the NBA revealed the 73 prospects that have been invited to the draft combine in Chicago later this month. That group of players will be joined by a small group of standouts from the G League combine, which takes place from May 8-10 in the days leading up to the main event.

While the league typically doesn’t formally announce which prospect receive invites to the G League combine, Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress (Twitter link) has the details, reporting that the following 44 players make up the list of invitees:

1. Michael Ajayi, F, Butler (senior)
2. Alijah Arenas, G, USC (freshman)
3. Donovan Atwell, G/F, Texas Tech (senior)
4. Nathan Bittle, C, Oregon (senior)
5. Elliot Cadeau, G, Michigan (junior)
6. Rafael Castro, F/C, George Washington (senior)
7. Zach Cleveland, F, Liberty (senior)
8. Jacob Cofie, F, USC (sophomore)
9. MJ Collins, G, Utah State (senior)
10. Quadir Copeland, G, North Carolina State (senior)
11. Melvin Council, G, Kansas (senior)
12. Tucker DeVries, G/F, Indiana (senior)
13. Tre Donaldson, G, Miami (senior)
14. Reynan Dos Santos, G, Mexico City Capitanes (born 2004)
15. Malique Ewin, F/C, Arkansas (senior)
16. Jamal Fuller, G/F, Long Island (senior)
17. Isiah Harwell, G, Houston (freshman)
18. Jaden Henley, G/F, Grand Canyon (senior)
19. Bryce Hopkins, G/F, St. John’s (senior)
20. Graham Ike, F, Gonzaga (senior)
21. Kasen Jennings, G, Appalachian State (senior)
22. Trey Kaufman-Renn, F, Purdue (senior)
23. Keba Keita, C, BYU (senior)
24. Kobe Knox, G/F, South Carolina (senior)
25. Xaivian Lee, G, Florida (senior)
26. Malique Lewis, F, Australia (born 2004)
27. Tamin Lipsey, G, Iowa State (senior)
28. Fletcher Loyer, G, Purdue (senior)
29. Aidan Mahaney, G, Santa Barbara (senior)
30. Robert McCray, G, Florida State (senior)
31. Kevin (Boopie) Miller, G, SMU (senior)
32. Mark Mitchell, F, Missouri (senior)
33. Paulius Murauskas, F, Saint Mary’s (junior)
34. Jaron Pierre, G, SMU (senior)
35. Kowacie Reeves, G/F, Georgia Tech (senior)
36. Jaylin Sellers, G, Providence (senior)
37. Markhi Strickland, G, North Dakota State (senior)
38. Aiden Tobiason, G, Temple (sophomore)
39. Seth Trimble, G, North Carolina (senior)
40. Cade Tyson, F, Minnesota (senior)
41. Ernest Udeh, C, Miami (senior)
42. Lamar Wilkerson, G, Indiana (senior)
43. Darrion Williams, F, North Carolina State (senior)
44. Noam Yaacov, G, Belgium (born 2004)

While the players invited to the G League combine generally aren’t regarded as highly as NBA prospects as those selected for the primary combine, there are always at least a handful who end up in the league on two-way or standard contracts. Last year, for instance, Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Dylan Cardwell, Ryan Nembhard, Amari Williams, Will Richard, and Jahmai Mashack were among the invitees.

The G League combine will give some players who declared for the draft as early entrants an opportunity to see where they stand ahead of the draft withdrawal deadline on May 27. Not all of the players who participate in this event will remain in the draft pool.

Arenas, for instance, is the highest-rated prospect on ESPN’s board among the G League combine invitees, coming in at No. 52, but Ryan Kartje of The Los Angeles Times reported this week that he’s expected to withdraw and return to USC. As Givony notes (Twitter link), the list above is subject to change — if Arenas or other players end up declining invitations because they don’t plan to stay in the draft, they could be replaced before the event begins next Friday.