OTE Pro Day stock risers: K'Nard Callendar's 37-inch vertical catches NBA eyes

K'Nard Callendar, a 6'8" forward for Fear of God, recorded a 37-inch max vertical at the OTE Pro Day, according to ballislife.com. The bouncy forward was the standout of a showcase that drew well over 50 Division I coaches and NBA executives.

Callendar told Ballislife: "They [OTE] brought me in here and helped me rise my stock. I made all OTE and was named the Most Underrated player."

He is a four-star forward and the winner of last season's Most Underrated Player in OTE, per ballislife.com. At Pro Day, he played with great activity and was a constant threat as an offensive rebounder and cutter.

No specific NBA team interest has been confirmed — only the general presence of league executives in attendance. But Callendar's performance in front of them marked the most newsworthy moment of the day.

WHAT HAPPENED AT PRO DAY

The OTE Pro Day gave scouts, players, fans, and coaches their first look at the 2026-27 OTE campaign, with eight teams competing in live games and drills, per ballislife.com. The event drew well over 50 Division I coaches and NBA executives to the OTE Arena in Midtown Atlanta.

Mainstays Dynamic Prep (Faze), Moravian Prep (YNG Dreamerz), and Calvary Christian (Fear of God) were joined by new faces Southeastern Prep (RWE), CIA Bella Vista (City Reapers), Woodstock Academy, Christopher Columbus High School, and Coronado to fill out the league's franchises, according to the source.

The competitive nature was on full display. While players played for keeps in the live games, they were also cheering one another on during drills because they wanted everyone to get their shine, as reported by ballislife.com.

For Callendar, the day was about more than his own performance. He noted that playing with Cayden Daughtry, the No. 2-ranked player in the nation, will raise his exposure this year, per his quote in the source.