Primo played 22.4 minutes per game on an Alabama team that won the SEC regular season and postseason titles, flashing potential in spurts with his shooting ability to go with his great positional size.
A deadeye shooter, his stroke looked pure as ever and his defensive prowess as a pressure point at the lead guard spot — which really flashed at West Virginia — again helped him impress folks in Chicago.
The G League Elite Camp is a three-day event held prior to the combine where prospects can play their way into the combine.
Four players this year got called up and three in particular popped from those who were invited: South Carolina’s AJ Lawson, Maryland’s Aaron Wiggins and Ohio State’s Duane Washington Jr.
Of the four, Wiggins might be the real breakthrough story because of his positional size, versatility and strengths showcased at the combine.
Texas big man Jericho Sims had a 44.5-inch vertical leap that tied with Hamidou Diallo’s 2017 mark, making him top-three in the category of the combine’s history.
Johnson is a potential top-10 pick so the leaping ability wasn’t a surprise, but it should help his stock.
Arizona State’s Marcus Bagley was one who showed up at the combine but may have been hurt by not showing out and instead sitting and watching.
Then there was Duke’s Jalen Johnson, who quit the Blue Devils team midseason to prepare for the draft and also opted not to participate at the combine.
And with so many prospects boosting their stock in front of teams, it’s plausible that they might be passed by others who competed in Chicago, with their non-participation leaving teams still wanting to see more.
Sophomore VCU guard Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland headlined a loaded tier of scoring guards at the combine who impressed in front of the right people.
His size, length and shot-making ability at Iowa and at the combine should be enough to get him drafted — now it’s just a matter of how high he’ll climb.
That was a huge reason why he stood out at the combine and the combination of his size and feel for the game look projectable.
Iowa’s Luka Garza was the national player of the year last season for Iowa but got hit with a DNP-coach’s decision in the first game of the combine.
He’s still in need of some polish around the edges of his game but the shooting, 6-10 frame and length all popped, potentially pushing him into first-round discussions where he hadn’t previously been.