Fantasy Basketball: Risers and fallers from 2026 NBA Draft Combine

The NBA Draft Combine is a wrap, and now the scouts and front offices are modifying their boards based on the measureables, drills and conversations in Chicago. Between cartoonish measurements, a 30-point scrimmage explosion and a few of the guys who left more questions than answers, expect movement before the May 27 withdrawal deadline.

Here’s who helped themselves and who hurt their stock — and what it means for your dynasty teams.

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Risers

Cameron Carr, SG, Baylor

Carr showed out across the board. Before the Combine, he was outside the lottery, but his performance over the week may have pushed him into the top 14 picks. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard has a 7’1” wingspan with a max vert of 42.5. He crushed the agility drills and his athleticism is off the charts. When it came to scrimmaging, he poured in 30 points, six 3s and 7 rebounds.

By going off at the combine, I’m expecting him to slide ahead of several prospects in dynasty if he lands in a positive situation.

Aday Mara, C, Michigan

Mara’s rise up draft boards accelerated after a strong NCAA tournament, just as I predicted before March Madness. Standing at 7’3″ barefoot with a 7’6” wingspan, his 9’9″ standing reach is the second-longest in combine history. As expected, his shuttle and sprint times were slow, but he impressed with an 11.47 in the pro-lane agility drill.

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From a fantasy perspective, Mara projects as a high-level shot-blocker and rebounder, similar to Zach Edey or Donovan Clingan. He also reads the game well and has flashes of Marc Gasol-like passing. Even without scrimmaging, his testing pushed him into top-10 real-life and dynasty draft conversations.

Morez Johnson Jr., PF, Michigan

A 39-inch max vertical, the second-fastest pro lane agility time at the combine, while impressively knocking down an uncharacteristic 17-of-25 3s in the shooting drill, certainly raised eyebrows at the combine.

Johnson, the 6’9” forward and NCAA champion, shot 34% from 3 during the season, but it was with extremely low volume at 0.9 per game. Seeing that kind of potential as a shooter raises his floor and he’s already generated…

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Author : Dan Titus

Publish date : 2026-05-20 15:25:00

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