Which NBA Draft prospects worked out for the Indiana Pacers in 2023?
The Indiana Pacers will be one of the busiest teams in the 2023 NBA Draft. The franchise has five picks, including three in the first round, and plenty of salary cap space. They could do any number of things in the draft this summer.
Pre-draft workouts will be valuable for the blue and gold. Not only can they get an up-close look at players they may select in the June 22 draft, but they can also get to know all of the prospects before they reach the NBA. Even if they don't end up selecting a specific player, having more intel on him could be important for future trade or free agency decisions.
Indiana will pick seventh overall as well as 26th, 29th, 32nd, and 55th. All of their picks have a known slot after the draft lottery.
"The very top of it is obviously impactful. When you get to the next tier, you're looking at some really talented guys. But you're also looking at youth," Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said when asked for his early thoughts on the 2023 draft class.
Last year, the Pacers worked out both of their first two picks in the 2022 draft in Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin. Tracking who the team brings in for an up-close workout is beneficial. Here is every player that Indiana brought in for an announced workout and the date they participated in said workout. Any additional context will be provided as needed, and this list will be continuously updated.
First workout, May 12:
- Kobe Brown, Missouri
- Andre Jackson Jr, Connecticut
- Jaime Jaquez, UCLA
- Arthur Kaluma, Creighton
- Liutauras Lelevicius, Zalgiris II
- Grant Nelson, North Dakota State
Here's how the first workout went in the St Vincent center.
Second workout, May 30:
- Ricky Council IV, Arkansas
- Nikola Durisic,KK Mega Bemax (Serbia)
- Tevian Jones, Southern Utah
- Darius McGhee, Liberty
- Jordan Miller, Miami
- Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska
Third workout, May 31:
- Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
- Adam Flagler, Baylor
- Armaan Franklin, Virginia
- Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame
- Leonard Miller, G League Ignite
- Isaiah Wong, Miami
Fourth workout, June 1:
- Cam Whitmore, Villanova
Here is how Whitmore's workout with the team went.
Fifth workout, June 2:
- Toumani Camara, Dayton
- Tosan Evbuomwan, Princeton
- Jaylen Martin, Overtime Elite
- Landers Nolley II, Cincinnati
- Miles Norris, California-Santa Barbara
- Julian Strawther, Gonzaga
Jaylen Martin discussed his experience with Overtime Elite.
Sixth workout, June 5:
- Emmanuel Akot, Western Kentucky
- Tyree Appleby, Wake Forest
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
- Chris Livingston, Kentucky
- Terquavion Smith,NC State
- Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Jackson-Davis, who has numerous local ties, spoke with the media after his workout.
Seventh workout, June 6:
- Marcus Bagley, Arizona State
- Josh Bannan, Montana
- Noah Clowney, Alabama
- Alex Gross, Morehead State
- G.G. Jackson, South Carolina
- J.T. Shumate, Toledo
Eighth and ninth workouts, June 7 (both individual):
- Taylor Hendricks, Central Florida
- Jarace Walker, Houston
Hendricks discussed his fit with the Pacers and more with the local media.
Tenth workout, June 8:
- Tyger Campbell, UCLA
- Sidy Cissoko, G League Ignite
- Markquis Nowell, Kansas State
- Ben Sheppard, Belmont
- Hunter Tyson, Clemson
- Jalen Wilson, Kansas
Eleventh workout, June 9:
- Mouhamed Gueye, Washington State
Twelfth workout, June 10:
- Rayan Rupert, New Zealand Breakers
- Mojave King, G League Ignite
Thirteenth workout, June 12:
- Marcus Carr, Texas
- Kendric Davis, Memphis
- Zvonimir Ivisic, Croatia
- Drew Peterson, USC
- Julian Phillips, Tennessee
- Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Fourteenth workout, June 13:
- D'Moi Hodge, Missouri
- Colby Jones, Xavier
- Omari Moore, San Jose State
- Kevin Obanor, Texas Tech
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Marquette
- Malachi Smith, Gonzaga
Fifteenth workout, June 15:
- Gradey Dick, Kansas
Dick tried to show more than his outside shooting ability in his workout with the blue and gold.
On June 16th, an individual workout with Overtime Elite's Ausar Thompson was canceled.
Sixteenth workout, June 19:
- Toumani Camara, Dayton (second workout)
- Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
"Looks good to me," Carlisle said of the 2023 draft class in April. Indiana will add a few, but likely not five, players to the roster in June.
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