With the second annual BIG3 Draft set for Thursday night (live on FS1, 8 p.m. ET), the league held its Combine Wednesday afternoon in Santa Monica, Calif., presented by adidas. With coaches and captains in attendance, more than 60 players – some returnees from Season 1 and many new faces – showed ‘em what they got. With only 19 open spots available, the competition is real.
Still, there was time for fun, as captured on the BIG3’s social channels. Others chimed in as well, as chronicled here:
Ball Hogs coach Rick Barry was one of the busiest tweeters in the BIG3 last season, and he’s picking up where he left off:
Looking forward to seeing my fellow coaches @thebig3 combine in LA tomorrow and drafting the best player with the Ball Hogs #1 pick‼️@NBAonTNT @ESPNNBA @Hoophall pic.twitter.com/AZ0S6BRXs4
— Rick Barry (@Rick24Barry) April 10, 2018
New commissioner Clyde “The Glide” Drexler and Tri-State coach Julius Erving do some catching up:
Commish Clyde and Tri-State coach @JuliusErving catching up before the #BIG3DraftCombine. Tune in to @FS1, tomorrow at 8:00pm ET for the Draft pic.twitter.com/ABtU1QS7WY
— BIG3 (@thebig3) April 11, 2018
BIG3 CEO Amy Trask admired the crown that Trilogy’s Rashad McCants was sporting:
Dear @thebig3 – why don’t I have a crown like Rashad – although he did tell me he’d share, which is very nice. pic.twitter.com/5C9SO0XeD9
— Amy Trask (@AmyTrask) April 11, 2018
BIG3 trash talking king Stephen Jackson of the Killer 3s scouts the action with Trilogy captain Kenyon Martin:
Killer 3s’ @DaTrillStak5 and defending champ @KenyonMartinSr scouting the #BIG3Combine. Tune in to @FS1, tomorrow at 8:00pm ET for the Draft ?? pic.twitter.com/xgjKSA6sy3
— BIG3 (@thebig3) April 11, 2018
Did we mention Stephen Jackson likes to trash talk? Trilogy’s James White enjoyed this video clip of Jackson getting into it with McCants:
Let’s go lol https://t.co/uLF2RWSr7Y
— James White (@Flight8) April 11, 2018
Terrence Williams, who played with four NBA teams from 2009-2013, admitted he was nervous at the Combine but he was having fun:
Terrence Williams on what it means to be at the #BIG3Combine.
? Draft: Tomorrow @FS1 at 8:00pm pic.twitter.com/1oHxPK05P9
— BIG3 (@thebig3) April 11, 2018
That’s a wrap…
Aaaaand that’s a wrap from the #BIG3Combine
? Draft: Tomorrow at 8pm ET on @FS1 pic.twitter.com/XoC7izIhZC
— BIG3 (@thebig3) April 11, 2018
Don’t forget to tune into the Season 2 Draft – Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on FS1!
