The Pacers hosted a pre-draft workout for Arizona star Bennedict Mathurin on Friday, marking the highest-ranked known prospect Indiana has brought in.
Arizona sophomore Bennedict Mathurin was the Pac-12 Player of the Year. on Friday, marking the highest-ranked known prospect Indiana has brought in.
The 6-6 guard, who was not made available to the media, boasts freakish athleticism and impressive outside shooting that's placed him on the Pacers' radar with the sixth pick in the draft on June 23. He's also worked out for the Trail Blazers, who own the No. 7 pick. Mathurin averaged 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 45.0%, 36.9% on 3s and 76.4% at the free-throw line during his sophomore season in 2021-22. The Montreal, Canada, native notched 14 20-point games and two 30-point outings, and he's shown promise defensively as well.
"I think I'm a two-way player," Mathurin said at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago."I think I'm able to showcase to get a stop defensively. I get it for 30 seconds and we get the because I get a stop, or offensively because I'm able to shoot the ball and just have an impact both ways."Mathurin was the 2022 Pac-12 Player of the Year and the first Wildcat to receive the honor since former No. 1 pick and Suns star Deandre Ayton in 2018.
A few weeks ago, Pacers president Kevin Pritchard and coach Rick Carlisle spoke to Mathurin shortly after the NBA Draft Lottery concluded in Chicago.
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