We made it: the final workout of the 2023 draft season. It's been a whirlwind of questionable jumpers and quick feet – swooning over switchability and flattery about feel.

But before buzzword season comes to an end, the Pacers are taking a first look at Maxwell Lewis and a second at Toumani Camara.

Maxwell Lewis

Lewis, unfortunately, is what draftniks refer to as a "faller." For half of the year, experts thought of him as a lottery pick – and it's not hard to see why.

Over the first 17 games of the season he looked like he could become a scoring wing in the NBA. He averaged 20/6/3 on 52%/42%/86% with a healthy dose of self-creation. On top of that production, he has all the physical characteristics that scouts cherish. At 6'6.25'' without shoes with a 7'0'' wingspan, he possesses a quick first step, explosive leaping ability, and good body control.

However those numbers only tell half the tale. In the second half of the season, Lewis's scoring dropped to 13 points a game on under 40% from the field and about 22% from three. His turnovers also increased as he gave the ball away nearly four times a game.

The idea of him as a primary offensive initiator faded away and now he's considered more of floor spacing specialist. While Lewis's three point percentages trailed off as the year went on, there's still reason to believe that he'll be a good shooter in the NBA.

According to Sam Veccine:

Lewis is a good shooter, having made 35.4 percent from 3 in college. If he’s open directly off the catch, it’s curtains. The ball is almost certainly going in. Two things really help here. He has terrific touch and good shot prep. Can take them off the hop or off the one-two step, depending on how much time he has. Gets them off quickly. Seems to do a really good job of finding open space to spot up. Loves the corners. In total, Lewis made 44.1 percent of his shots directly off the catch this past season, per Synergy. Only issue was that he took under two per game.

In college Lewis was the offensive engine for Pepperdine and he took a lot of tough, off-the-dribble shots. While that shotmaking repertoire is part of the reason for optimism about his upside, he was very inefficient with those opportunities. On a team like the Pacers where he'll only be asked to space the floor and take high quality looks, it's fair to assume that his percentages will bounce back.

With his shooting and physical profile, he'd be a wonderful 3-and-D candidate if he could do the D part. Again, I'll defer to Veccine:

Has some moments when his athleticism and length plays up, but he does not make an impact on that end over large swaths of the game. Has some bizarre moments where he disengages a bit both on and off the ball. Hops around a lot. Allows on-ball scorers to be able to time his hops and attack his lack of momentum. Doesn’t seem to know how to navigate screens at a high level. Has the kind of frame that would allow him to get skinny around them but doesn’t seem to have a great understanding of how to approach them. He hops a lot on the ball as opposed to consistently sliding. Also tends to fall for pump fakes. He’s not in any way, shape or form a disruptive defender now.

Off the ball, Lewis is a very consistent ball-watcher and riverboat gambler. Gets hit falling asleep on backdoor cuts all the time. Teams started to play off this too. They knew he was going to try to jump passing lanes, so they prepped their players to cut immediately backdoor when they saw him go. But on top of it, he also didn’t get home that often when he shot passing lanes. Averaged under steal per game, a remarkably low number for someone this long and athletic playing at the WCC level. Not the most consistent with his rotations. Will miss help and scramble rotations a bit too often.

All in all, Lewis has the raw tools to be a very impactful NBA player. The Pacers don't currently have a player with his size and skill on the roster and if Lewis were to fulfill his potential he'd be a massive steal. Nevertheless, he has a lot to clean up before he can make an impact on winning. I expect his time with the team today will be important in convincing Pritchard & Co. whether or not they think they can develop him. He's not my favorite prospect in the draft but I can get behind him at 26-32.

Toumani Camara

Camara is in for his second workout so he gets a profile today. At 6'7'' without shoes and a 7+' wingspan, he's a big strong athlete who can play either the four or five.

We're scouting him for defense primarily, as he has good feet for his size and will likely be adequate on switches. He uses his length well both on-ball and as a help defender, leading to about a block and a steal per game.

Offensively he is a good finisher inside. He has nice touch when he posts up, but he'll never get the opportunity to do that in the NBA. He projects as a screen setter, roller, cutter, and possibly even a popper. He shot about 36% from three this year on two attempts a game. Though he started his college career as a total non-shooter, he got better every year. If his shooting is here to stay, that will go a long way in making him a useful NBA player, especially for the Pacers.

Camara is someone the team is scouting for one of the Two Way spots. As Infinity said in the comments, the upside for Camara seems to be Jarred Vanderbilt, possibly with a little more confidence from three.

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