After participating in the G League Elite Camp last weekend, Arizona guard Caleb Love will not have the opportunity to join former teammates Pelle Larsson and Keshad Johnson at this week’s more prestigious NBA Combine.
He could end up joining five-star guard Joson Sanon in the Arizona Wildcats’ backcourt next season.
Love was not one of five players from the G League Elite Camp invited to the Combine, suggesting he faces long odds of being drafted or signing a lucrative two-way contract between the NBA and G League.
Love has until May 29 to withdraw if he wants to return to college basketball, while Sanon, a UA commit from the class of 2025 who has said he plans to reclassify so he can join the Wildcats this summer, tweeted after meeting with Love that “Big news” is on the way for Arizona.
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“It was great catching up with @caleb2Love in Chicago,” Sanon posted. “GREAT news for the BIG12 heading to Tucson!”
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Meanwhile, Larsson and Johnson began participating in the NBA Combine on Monday, with Johnson recording a maximum vertical jump (leap) of 42 inches that, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, was tied for the best at the event. Reed Sheppard of Kentucky and Trentyn Flowers of the Adelaide 36ers (Australia) also recorded jumps of 42 inches.
At the combine, Larsson and Johnson have a chance to solidify themselves as second-round picks or possibly enter the discussion for a late first-round pick. ESPN’s latest list of available draft prospects ranks Johnson at No. 45, Larsson at No. 46, and Love at No. 100.
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The combine began Monday with strength, agility, and shooting drills at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, while five-on-five games are scheduled between 10:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. Arizona time on Tuesday and Wednesday. ESPN2 is scheduled to provide coverage between 10 am and 2 pm on both days.
On Monday afternoon, the NBA did not announce which teams would play at what time on Thursday but did announce provisional rosters.
Larsson will join Ellis on Team Herscu, which will have three other small forwards: Flowers, Baylor’s Jalen Bridges, and Pepperdine’s Michael Ajayi. Johnson is scheduled to play on “Team Love” with former Oregon center N’Faly Dante and Akron power forward Enrique Freeman, among others.
The G League Elite Camp preceded the NBA Combine with tryouts and five-on-five games taking place over the weekend.
In two G League Camp scrimmages, Love averaged 8.5 points while shooting 31.3% from the field and making 3 of 10 3-pointers. He also averaged 2.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals, and 2.0 turnovers, posting a plus-10 in his first game and a -2 in his second.
Love posted agility and speed times that were competitive among guards, while standing 6-foot-2.75 without shoes, which is consistent with the 6-4 Arizona has listed him as (UA measures players with shoes on and the round).
Among other measurements, Love recorded a wingspan of 6 feet, 8.75 inches, a hand length of 9.75 inches, and a maximum vertical jump of 33.5 inches which ranked sixth among the 12 players listed as shooting guards.
Mississippi’s Matthew Murrell recorded the top vertical among guards in G League camp with 40 inches (Villanova’s Mark Armstrong also hit 40.0 to lead guards) while USC’s Boogie Ellis was second among guards with 39.5 inches.
Ellis was the only point guard promoted from the G League Elite Camp to the NBA Combine, while Washington State forward Isaac Jones was among the other four “call-ups.” Also promoted: West Virginia center Jesse Edwards, Akron forward Enrique Freeman, and Memphis forward Nae’Quan Tomlin.
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