NBA Combine 2016: Biggest Standouts from Day 2 in Chicago

The first two days of the 2016 NBA Draft Combine are in the books, and already we’ve seen a few prospects draw plenty of attention and praise for their head-turning performances.Day 1 saw Oakland’s Kay Felder earn superlatives for his 44-inch vertical leap, the second-best ever recorded at the combine. Add in his strong play during scrimmages and a Twitter shout out from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, and scouts are sure to be taking an extra look at the 5’9″ guard’s college tape. Kansas center Cheick Diallo doesn’t have much tape to go on after one year spent mostly on the bench with the Jayhawks, but he’s done very well for himself with his scoring and shot-blocking in the scrimmages.Those were Thursday’s big stars. Here’s a quick look at a few players who stood out on Friday.

Michael Gbinije

Syracuse swingman Michael Gbinije isn’t one of the top prospects at the combine, but he certainly had one of the top performances on Friday. Gbinije did a little bit of everything in the first of the day’s two scrimmages, scoring 17 points while adding in four assists, four steals and two boards. His contributions went beyond the box score, as Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman noted: 

Gbinije has done a lot of nice things the past two days that won’t show up in box scores. Extra passes, drive-and-kicks, deflections on D…

— Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) May 13, 2016

It was a continuation of a strong Thursday showing, one that started a conversation around the 6’7″ Nigerian. “I talked to multiple coaches who liked the play of Michael Gbinije yesterday,” ESPN’s Jay Williams said on Friday, per Syracuse.com’s Donna Ditota. The Vertical’s Jonathan Givony listed …

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