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Parker To Sit Out Draft Combine

He's got nothing else to prove.

Parker's reputation has soared and he will go high in the draft regardless.
Parker's reputation has soared and he will go high in the draft regardless.
Grant Halverson

Jabari Parker is apparently planning to opt out of the NBA combine, and why not?

He made his case pretty convincingly at Duke. The combine is just a chance to nitpick. He's not going to slide very far, if at all, so might as well take a pass.

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Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, both of Kansas, will also skip.

The draft lottery is in eight days and at that point, a lot of things will become more clear.

A fun prospect to consider: the Celtics move up and Parker goes from Mike Krzyzewski's system to that of Brad Stevens.

Boston also picks at #17, and there should be plenty of talent left at that point. It'll be interesting to see how the Celtics play it.