The 2026 NBA Draft Combine, held in Chicago, Ill., was held this week, where nearly 70 participants showcased their abilities in front of dozens of evaluators — from analysts to scouts to front office executives. With the Miami Heat owning two picks (No. 13 and 41), who were a few winners and losers to take note of less than six weeks until the June 23 draft?! Let’s examine!
Morez Johnson Jr., F/C, Michigan: Stock Up
Skinny: Johnson was a gigantic winner — figuratively and literally — this week. He crushed practically every athletic test (relative to other forwards) while sporting the third-longest wingspan (7′ 3.5″, a plus-6.5) and eighth-highest standing reach. He also finished with the sixth-most made threes (17!!) in the star drill, far better than what I expected entering the week.
The tape for Johnson speaks for itself: He’s an animal with an insane motor. But Johnson had himself quite the week. I have no problem turning in the card for him at 13.
Cameron Carr, G, Baylor: Stock Up
Skinny: You could argue that there was no bigger winner this week than Carr, highlighted by his 30-point onslaught in his lone five-on-five scrimmage. The 6-foot-5 has been one of #MyGuys™ for most of the season.
Son of former dunk contest contestant Chris Carr, the Baylor guard reaffirmed my belief that he’s one of the most athletic players in this class, finishing with the second-highest no-step vertical (38″) and max vertical (42.5″). He didn’t quite shoot as well as I thought, but he still finished inside the top-15 in the off-the-dribble shooting drill, while appearing to have added nine pounds(184.4) from his listed 175-pound playing weight.
Koa Peat, F, Arizona: Stock Down
Skinny: I’ve been lower on Peat than the consensus for most of the pre-draft process. He didn’t do himself any favors this week. Peat’s incredibly bouncy at 250 pounds, but the swing skill was always his shooting. And the 6-foot-8 wing killed his stock this week because of it. He was incredibly reluctant in his lone season at Arizona and finished a combine-worst 7-of-25 on the spot-up shooting drill, with the fourth-worst star shooting mark.
Ebuka Okorie, G, Stanford: Stock Up
Skinny: Okorie was another strong winner. He’s a small guard, which is a blind spot for me. But he clocked in with a plus-six wingspan, an above-average vertical and shuttle run. His spot-up shooting (19-25) and off-the-dribble (23-30) scores were both top-10 marks among all participants. He’s another where the tape speaks for itself, but I feel even more confident in his pro stock after this week than I did before.
Dailyn Swain, F, Texas: Stock Down
Skinny: Swain has been mocked to the Heat at 13 a few different times … and I’m just not quite there. His athletic testing was fairly mediocre, although I will give him some credit: He shot the ball better than I expected. But within that was poor form: He has a bad hitch in his jumper that will need serious fixing. Kinetically, he’s all out of sorts.
Swain’s stock this week took a slight ding, although I was already lower than the consensus. Who were you most impressed by? Let us know in the comments!
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Johnson and Carr both look intriguing. There are a couple of other interesting prospects as well in the first and second rounds. Who knows, maybe players projected to go higher are passed up and are still available when Miami picks at #13 (e.g., Lendeborg, Steinbach, Philon, Ament, Burries, etc.).