The Sacramento Kings have invited Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein and Murray State’s Cameron Payne for a pre-draft workout on Thursday afternoon.
This will mark the Kings’ third pre-draft workout this summer and the first to include lottery prospects. Cauley-Stein is regarded as an elite frontcourt defender and one of the top big men in the 2015 NBA Draft. Payne is a halfcourt and transition threat at the point who is making a late climb up most draft boards.
With the draft just a little over two weeks away, Sacramento is finally jumping into the game with a couple of very intriguing prospects that are slated to go around where the Kings pick at No. 6.
To read Cowbell Kingdom’s analysis on their fit with the Kings, click here for Cauley-Stein and here for Payne.
Recent statistics are listed below.
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky – age 21, 7-foot-1, 241 pounds – forward/center
2014-15 junior stats: 8.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.7 blocks, 1.2 turnovers (39 games)
Cameron Payne, Murray State – age 20, 6-foot-2, 183 pounds – point guard
2014-15 sophomore stats: 20.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.9 steals, 2.5 turnovers (35 games)
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