25 NBA Scouts Credentialed for Maui Invitational

Some 25 NBA personnel are credentialed for the Maui Invitational, which will feature No. 4 North Carolina against No. 16 Wisconsin in Wednesday’s championship game.

GMs from Portland, Golden State and Chicago are in Lahaina, as are scouts from the Knicks and Nets.

Among the players in the event projected on the 2017 DraftExpress.com Mock Draft are No. 50 Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin), No. 51 Chris Boucher (Oregon), No. 53 Dillon Brooks (Oregon), No. 55 Justin Jackson (North Carolina), No. 56 Isaiah Hicks (North Carolina) and No. 59 Jordan Bell (Oregon).

In his second game back from injury, the 6-foot-7 Brooks hit the game-winning three-pointer as No. 13 Oregon held off Tennessee, 69-65.

WELCOME BACK DILLON BROOKS! In his second game back from injury, he hits this game-winning 3 for Oregon. https://t.co/KJQ6LSp2UR
— March Madness 2017 (@Madness2017) November 22, 2016

Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.