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New Rules Beneficial for Underclassmen Seeking Feedback

The Pacers held their first two pre-draft workouts on Tuesday. While the first workout featured a number of players likely to hear their name called on draft night, almost every player in the second workout could be back in school next year.

Of the six underclassmen in the second workout group on Tuesday, only Purdue All-American Carsen Edwards is fully committed to staying in the NBA Draft (and rightly so, as Edwards is a likely first-round pick).

The remaining five prospects — Georgia center Nicolas Claxton, Washington State forward C.J. Elleby, Creighton forward Martin Krampelj, Butler center Derrik Smits, and Penn State forward Lamar Stevens — all are taking advantage of new rules that allow them to test the waters while maintaining their eligibility (Edwards did the same thing a year ago before electing to return to Purdue).