A couple days after throwing out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs game, Zach Edey is back in Chicago for the NBA Combine.
The 7-4 back to back National Player of the Year finished his career proving that his dominance could translate to March success. Purdue and Matt Painter finally broke through this March Madness, making it all the way to the National Championship game in Phoenix, Arizona where it lost to the back to back National Champion UConn Huskies.
Now Edey has a new task, showing that his size, mobility, work ethic, and skill can translate to on court dominance in the NBA as well. If Edey were two decades earlier, he's most like the #1 pick in the draft. Now, there's concerns about his ability to defend in space, his mobility, and spacing the floor.
Well, Edey didn't get a chance to show some of those skills at Purdue, particularly the stretching the floor, but he's already turning heads with his performance in the first day of the NBA Combine.
Edey showed off a fluid, repeatable motion with his pull up jumper and knocked down the fifth best mark of three-pointers on the move.
College basketball's biggest force also somehow grew during his senior season.
Here are some highlights from Zach Edey's first day at the NBA Combine this year.
A look at Zach Edey’s attempt at the pro lane drill here at the NBA Draft Combine.
— Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) May 13, 2024
Notched a time of 11.19 seconds, an improvement over his 11.37 mark last year. pic.twitter.com/Y4hmEX6Wqc
Former Purdue big man Zach Edey just got measured & here are the results:
— Jordan Stocks (@StockTalks21) May 13, 2024
- 7’3.75” without shoes
- 7’10.75” wingspan
- 299 lbs
To be essentially 7'4 without shoes & 300 lbs with that reach, mobility, & skill just continues to shock me.
Lottery pick.
Zach Edey's pullup game is on point at the NBA draft combine pic.twitter.com/dRdk6hzrAq
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 13, 2024
Zach Edey finished 14/25 from deep in the 3 point shooting test at the NBA Combine.
— Zach Vogt (@ZachVogt30) May 13, 2024
Good for 5th OVERALL among Combine participants.
But he’s just tall.pic.twitter.com/qEnfNYnss3
Zach Edey movement shooting pic.twitter.com/FkpnRtcjC6
— Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) May 13, 2024
Zach Edey shuttle run drill at the NBA draft combine pic.twitter.com/0jGDUXMxMQ
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 13, 2024
Zach Edey, earlier measured at 7’ 3.25” without shoes, puts in the work in the lane drill 💪 #NBACombine pic.twitter.com/YbSeCSwhp6
— NBA Draft (@NBADraft) May 13, 2024
Zach Edey, known shooter off the dribble pic.twitter.com/ACsE8g1f6g
— Matt (@sixringsofsteeI) May 13, 2024
7’4” Zach Edey running the 3/4 court sprint at the combine pic.twitter.com/6vjdGc5q2y
— Krysten Peek (@krystenpeek) May 13, 2024
The race we’ve all been waiting for. Zach Edey edges Donovan Clingan in 3/4 sprint by .03 of a second. pic.twitter.com/D4QEUCZ5br
— Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) May 13, 2024
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