5 players whose stock went up at the NBA Draft Combine

4. Kevin Knox

The versatile Kentucky star remains one of the most difficult players to project in the entire draft. At his best, he looks like the second coming of Paul George. At worst, he conjures images of a number of big, skilled wings who have crashed out of the NBA despite lottery pedigrees.

Knox couldn’t answer all those questions via the Combine, but he did what he could. Measuring in at 6-foot-9 and 213 pounds should convince NBA executives that Knox can play both the three and the four. Having that versatility could easily boost his stock into the late lottery.

Of course, athletic testing won’t solve the puzzle of whether or not Knox’s shooting and ball handling are good enough to make him a wing at the next level. That’s a determination every team is going to need to make as workouts progress this summer.

In the end, Knox may not be a player who can make an immediate impact in the NBA, but he does have one of the highest ceilings in this draft class. Measuring in with the height and length he showed on tape was a positive step forward for Knox. Now he needs to keep raising his stock as the process steams along.