Official Site of the Pacers · Jun 17, 2017
Blackmon Jr. Trying to Prove a Point
He can shoot the basketball, everyone knows that. The college stats are there in black and white, and he's the type who will pass the eyeball test in virtually every workout.
The question James Blackmon Jr. has been trying to answer in his pre-draft workouts for NBA teams has been twofold: can he handle the ball well enough to play point guard, and can he defend his position? How well he's answered them will determine whether he hears his name called on draft night or goes the free agent route.