Drafting in the second round of the NBA Draft is in many ways a game of Yahtzee. You roll the dice and hope something aligns. Many draft picks are looked at for their potential, but second rounders typically won’t impact a team in their first year. That being said, the low-risk setting can, and has, produced several All-Stars and significant role players in recent years (think Draymond Green, Marc Gasol, or Lance Stephenson).
The Indiana Pacers hope they found their diamond in the rough during the second round of Thursday’s NBA Draft in 6’9 Forward Alize Johnson. Johnson, 22, comes out of Missouri State as a wing/college big man hybrid, competing in the underrated Missouri Valley Conference.