The 2021 NBA Draft Combine will take place in-person

The 2021 NBA Draft combine will happen in Chicago from June 21-27. The plan is to hold team interview sessions, five-on-five games, shooting drills, measurements, strength/agility testing, half-court drills, and medical evaluations.

This is quite the change from the 2020 NBA Draft Combine.

In 2020, the league postponed last year’s traditional combine amid the COVID-19 pandemic in May and then announced several changes in September. Rather than holding the entire event in-person, the NBA implemented a reformatted combine that included multiple phases.

Teams interviewed prospects via videoconference, and players then took part in an individual on-court program that included a pro day video. The on-court programs happened at the nearest NBA facility to a given player and included medical testing and examinations from NBA-affiliated doctors.

The 2020 NBA draft took place in November, and the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Anthony Edwards with the No. 1 pick.

This year’s draft is scheduled for July 29, which is closer to the traditional schedule. The league works its way back toward normal proceedings after finishing the 2019-20 campaign inside the Walt Disney World Resort following a lengthy delay.