Bronny James among 78 prospects invited to NBA draft combine - ESPN

The NBA sent invites to 78 players — including projected lottery picks Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr and Donovan Clingan, as well as USC's Bronny James — to the 2024 NBA draft combine, which will be held May 12-19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

For the first time, all invited players will be required to attend and participate in the event or will be ineligible to be drafted, as part of an agreement the National Basketball Players Association reached with the league in the most recent collective bargaining agreement.

Participation will include medical examinations, sharing of medical history, biomechanical and functional movement testing, as well as strength and agility testing, performance testing and anthropometric measurements. Players also will be required to conduct team interviews and participate in media circuits, player development sessions and more. Players will not be compelled to compete in 5-on-5 scrimmaging and other live-action drills, but will be required to take part in shooting drills.

A handful of exceptions do exist, such as being in-season with a club team — something that will prevent several European projected lottery picks, such as Risacher and Nikola Topic, from participating — or an injury or a family tragedy. Such players will be required to complete combine activities at a later date.

James' inclusion on the draft combine list was the first step required to begin the process of getting cleared to play in the NBA following his cardiac arrest episode in July and subsequent procedure to treat a congenital heart defect that sidelined him for five months, sources say.

James will need to be examined and approved by the NBA's fitness-to-play panel before becoming eligible to participate in team workouts