Indy Cornrows · Jun 24, 2022
Pacers select Bennedict Mathurin with the 6th overall pick
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty ImagesFollowing some shuffling within the top five of the 2022 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers were able to land Bennedict Mathurin out of Arizona with the sixth overall pick.
Mathurin has been linked to the Pacers since the Draft Lottery last month when he spoke with Rick Carlisle and Kevin Pritchard.
I asked #Arizona star Bennedict Mathurin about his ceiling and his interaction w/ #Pacers coach Rick Carlisle and president Kevin Pritchard after the #NBA Draft Lottery:
“I had a pleasant moment w/ them. … They have a pretty good team. They’re looking to draft someone and …” pic.twitter.com/98iK8dgfpq