NBA Mock Draft: Wolves take Minn native, Rockets get lucky

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 05: Jalen Suggs #1 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs reacts during the second half in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament against the Baylor Bears at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 12: James Bouknight #2 of the Connecticut Huskies, NBA Mock Draft prospect. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

Indiana Pacers. James Bouknight. 13. player. 100. . Guard

The Indiana Pacers are a team to monitor this offseason – as in – they may look to tear things down from where they currently are. Or, maybe, they look to add a third option while TJ Warren gets back healthy next season.

NBA Mock Draft: Indiana Pacers take James Bouknight

Regardless, Bouknight could make a lot of sense as a developmental sixth-man that can score using his athleticism and burst upon the perimeter. He’s a bigger guard, about 6-foot-6, and missed a large portion of this past season for UConn. Still, his traits are worth betting on, despite him not being a high-level shooter this past year.

The Pacers already have Aaron Holiday, who theoretically fits the same role. But, as they have gone about the draft in the past – fit does not matter. Indiana typically just adds to their roster with the best player on the board (see: Goga Bitadze).

The Pacers had a disappointing season, and they are going to be in the market for a coach this offseason – so maybe that hiring molds who they select with this pick – which is hard to predict as of right now.