Notes from Monday’s New Orleans Pelicans draft workouts, which featured a total of 12 draft prospects, many of whom are projected to be second-round picks on June 23. The following seven players bolded below met with the media (the five players who did not interview with local reporters were Indiana’s Troy Williams and Yogi Ferrell, Maryland’s Jake Layman, Arizona’s Kaleb Tarczewski and Texas’ Prince Ibeh):
The NBA seems to be skewing younger and younger in recent years, making one aspect of Monday’s Pelicans draft workout an extreme rarity: Of the 12 players who attended, five have already turned at least 23.