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Wisconsin basketball: Sam Dekker performs, Frank Kaminsky talks with media at NBA Draft Combine

Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky were in Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine. Here's the sights and sounds from their days in the Windy City.

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The NBA's Draft Combine was held this past week in Chicago, and Wisconsin Badgers forwards Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky were on hand. Both didn't participate in the 5-on-5 scrimmage portion of the combine, but Dekker did participate in the drills portion of the scouting evaluation extravaganza. The National Player of the Year sat out, but like his former teammate, took park in getting what NBA.com calls their "anthropometric stats," aka, their measurables.

Both also spoke with the media. The Milwaukee Bucks' Jim Paschke reported from the combine, and the Bucks have video up of both former Badgers greats on their website.

Though not as robust in its coverage as the NFL Scouting Combine, there was plenty of media attention for these two potential lottery picks.

Sam Dekker

Measurables via NBA.com:

Height w/o Shoes Height w/Shoes Weight (lbs) Body Fat (%) Wingspan Hand Length (in.) Hand Width (in.) Standing Reach
Sam Dekker 6'7 3/4 6'9" 218.6 7.5 6'11.5" 8.5 9.25 8'10"

Drills summary via NBA.com:

Lane Agility Time (sec) Shuttle Run (sec) Three Quarter Sprint (sec) Standing Vertical Leap (in.) Max Vertical Leap (in.)
Sam Dekker 10.71 2.96 3.28 25.5 34.5

Before the NBA Combine, Dekker stood out to ESPN's Chad Ford. When talking with ESPN Madison's GameNight on Monday, Ford noted the Sheyboygan, Wis. native was the "best athlete on the court" during workouts, which included the likes of fellow NBA prospects like Arkansas forward Bobby Portis, Wyoming forward Larry Nance Jr. and Kansas forward Cliff Alexander.

Ford also noted Dekker shining as well in his ESPN article three days ago ($).

Here's some quick highlights and interviews from Dekker's performance via social media:

Frank Kaminsky

Measurables via NBA.com:

Height w/o Shoes Height w/Shoes Weight (lbs) Body Fat (%) Wingspan Hand Length (in.) Hand Width (in.) Standing Reach
Frank Kaminsky 6'11 3/4" 7' 3/4" 231.2 9.4 6'11" 8.5 9.5 9.1 1/2"

ESPN's Jeff Goodman still predicts them to be lottery picks in his latest mock draft ($). CSNPhilly's John Gonazalez had some interesting takes for the two prospects from Wisconsin, but SB Nation's Kevin O'Connor has Kaminsky and Dekker ranked 10th and 13th, respectively on his top draft prospects list.