Otega Oweh (left) and Koby Brea – Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio
Otega Oweh (left) and Koby Brea – Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio
The 2025 NBA Draft Combine began Sunday in Chicago, but the real fun starts later this week.
5-on-5 scrimmages begin Wednesday afternoon (and you’ll be able to watch them live on the ESPN app). The four teams that will participate in the scrimmages were announced Monday morning, with both of Kentucky’s representatives making a roster — just not on the same team, unfortunately. Otega Oweh will suit up for Team Lazare while Koby Brea is on Team Mueller.
The 2025 NBA Draft Combine — which also includes team/individual workouts and interviews — runs from May 11-18. While everyone invited to the Combine is required by the NBA to participate, not every player is required to play in 5-on-5 scrimmages. You can see the full team rosters below.
As most of us know by now, Kentucky and head coach Mark Pope are still waiting on Oweh’s draft decision. Will the All-SEC guard embark on his journey to the pros or return to college for his senior season?
The majority of mock drafts have Oweh on the outside looking in of hearing his name called in this year’s 59-pick draft. If he ends up coming back to play for the Wildcats (the deadline to do so is May 28), he’ll be regarded as one of the favorites for Preseason SEC Player of the Year. But a good showing at the Combine this week could potentially push him toward the league.
“I’m all in (on the NBA),” Oweh said last Friday, according to Aaron Fentress of Oregon Live. “I have one more year of (college) eligibility, but my goal is to play in the NBA, so I’m not doing this process one foot in, one foot out.”
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