{"id":723727,"date":"2026-05-02T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/723727\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:00:23","slug":"two-wisconsin-guards-receive-nba-draft-combine-invites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/723727\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Wisconsin guards receive NBA Draft Combine invites"},"content":{"rendered":"

To no surprise, the two Wisconsin Badgers<\/a> men’s basketball players to receive an invite to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine were Nick Boyd<\/a> and John Blackwell<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Blackwell, who transferred to Duke this offseason, is still listed as a Wisconsin player in the official announcement<\/a> from the NBA. Obviously, that was due to him spending his junior season with the Badgers and has nothing to do with him playing under Greg Gard again next season.<\/p>\n

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There’s still a chance Blackwell declares for the NBA Draft. Keep in mind, the combine takes place from May 10-17, and all collegiate athletes must declare before the end of the month.<\/p>\n

As for Boyd, Wisconsin got everything it could out of his senior season. Gard couldn’t have asked for much more as the 6-foot-3 guard who averaged a career high 20.7 points per game.<\/p>\n

The New York native is a top 100 prospect<\/a>, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll hear his name called at the draft in June. The combine gives Boyd every chance to prove that even though he’s 25-years old, the oldest of any declared player, he can still compete at a high level and age is just a number.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Wisconsin’s Nick Boyd and John Blackwell invited to NBA Draft Combine<\/a><\/p>\n