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Projected first-round pick Jared McCain headlines Warriors’ first draft workout

Projected first-round pick Jared McCain is among six prospects who will work out with the Warriors on Thursday.

Projected first-round pick Jared McCain is among six prospects who will work out with the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, according to Danny Emerman of the Bay Area News Group.

McCain was named to the ACC All-Rookie team after averaging 14.3 points, five rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals on 41.4% shooting from 3-point range in 36 games. He ranked 16th in the country among freshmen in 3-point percentage.

In addition to McCain, the Warriors will also host Boise State guard Chibuzo Agbo, Santa Clara guard Adama Bal, Northwestern guard Brooks Barnhizer, Weber State guard Dillon Jones and Grand Canyon forward Gabe McGlothan in the workout.

The Warriors have one draft selection this year, the 52nd pick from the Milwaukee Bucks. They owe their first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers but will keep it if it falls within the first four selections in the draft lottery.

Golden State is slotted 14th in the draft lottery and has a 0.7% chance of landing the top pick and a 3.4% chance of making the top four. The pick, in all likelihood, will convey to the Trail Blazers, leaving the Warriors with only a second-round pick.

Teams often bring in as many prospects as possible to collect information on their personalities and on-court work ethics. The Warriors may not be able to draft every player they bring in, but they could cross paths with them again or look to acquire a first-round pick.

The draft lottery will occur on Sunday at 3 p.m. EDT on ABC.

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Memphis’ Kendric Davis promoted to draft combine from G League Elite Camp

Former Memphis guard Kendric Davis is among the prospects from the G League Elite Camp invited to the draft combine.

Former Memphis guard Kendric Davis is among the prospects from the G League Elite Camp invited to compete in the draft combine this week, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

Davis will reportedly be joined by Johni Broome (Auburn), Tosan Evbuomwan (Princeton), Jazian Gortman (Overtime Elite), PJ Hall (Clemson), Dillon Jones (Weber State), Sir’Jabari Rice (Texas) and Hunter Tyson (Clemson).

The eight players emerged as the top performers from the various on-court drills, scrimmages and measurement testing over the two-day event in Chicago, Illinois. They will join the 78 other prospects announced last week as participants in the combine.

The eight players selected from the G League Elite Camp to compete in the draft combine were each voted on by teams. They will have the opportunity to perform in front of teams against the top draft prospects this year.

The G League Elite Camp has helped several players advance to the combine and eventually make it to the NBA, including Jose Alvarado, Kenneth Lofton Jr. and Terance Mann.

The NBA draft will take place on June 22.

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Catching up with the Boston Celtics’ 2023 NBA draft workouts part II

A new round of prospective Celtics have worked out for Boston ahead of the 2023 NBA draft.

The Boston Celtics are working very hard to work out as many prospects seen as likely to go somewhere in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft ahead of the big event, with the ball club bringing in quite a few prospective targets seen as likely to end up somewhere outside of the first round of the annual affair.

With a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) giving contending teams like the Celtics a new two way player slot on rosters to raise the total to three per team at the same time it puts up new barriers to teambuilding for teams over the so-called “second apron,” it is more important than ever to make the most of the draft to onboard talent around the roster’s margins.

Adding to our previous reporting of the team’s known workouts comes a new wave courtesy of our sister sites Rookie Wire and HoopsHype — let’s take a look at who Boston has been scoping out.