As the Draft approaches (June 22), workouts are on the rise with franchises across the country, including one-on-one workouts for players who are widely expected to be in the Top 10.
This is of course the case of Pacers, holders of the 7th choice. This Wednesday, Jarace Walker And Taylor Hendricksprojected in the Top 10, were therefore at the club’s training center to each perform an “individual” workout a few hours apart, under the eyes of Rick Carlisle and Tyrese Haliburton, among others.
Both “freshman” this season, in Houston for the first and UCF (University of Central Florida) for the second, Jarace Walker and Taylor Hendricks are fairly unanimously considered to be the two most obvious options for Indiana in #7, subject that they are still available, of course.
For what ? Because the Pacers urgently need to strengthen their defense during the offseason, and the two wingers are precisely endowed with very good defensive potential. On this 3/4 position on which no one has really won with the Pacers this season, they could then contribute from the start, from their “rookie” campaign, and thus relieve Myles Turner, far too alone struggling in the defensive area, where he has to make up for a lot of mistakes.
” I feel like the Pacers, whether they choose me or Jarace [Walker]can’t be wrong », said Taylor Hendricks to local journalists after his “workout”. ” I can’t wait to see where we land. »
In addition, note also that the rear / French winger Sidy Cissoko is also present at the training center of the Pacers this Thursday, but for a collective workoutincluding Jalen Wilson, NCAA champion with Kansas in 2022, and Markquis Nowell, star of the last “March Madness” with Kansas State.
