Atlanta Hawks Host 18th Day of Draft Workouts

Another strong group of players working out in Atlanta.

Pat Benson | Jun 15, 2022

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

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The 2022 NBA Draft is only eight days away. Today the Atlanta Hawks host six new prospects for in-person workouts. So far, they have scouted 103 players at their practice facility. Let's learn more about today's players.

Alex O'Connell

School: Creighton

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 6'6"

Weight: 185

Age: 23

Resume: Played three seasons at Duke before transferring to Creighton.

Alex O’Connell comes through for Creighton 🔥 pic.twitter.com/rj6SK9BKGv
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) January 1, 2022

Josh Carlton

School: Houston

Position: Forward/Center

Height: 6'10"

Weight: 245

Age: 23

Resume: Transferred from UCONN to Houston for senior season. First-team All-AAC (2022), AAC Most Improved Player (2019).

Josh Carlton with the SLAM 😤

Here come the Cougars #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/z44O3l1Ydu
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 26, 2022

Julian Champagnie

School: St. John’s

Position: Guard/Forward

Height: 6'8"

Weight: 215

Age: 20

Resume: 2× First-team All-Big East (2021, 2022), Big East Co-Most Improved Player (2021), Big East All-Freshman Team (2020).

St. John's junior Julian Champagnie is one of the most lethal scorers in college ball 🪣

Champagnie leads the Big East in scoring and dropped 25 on G'Town today. @JulianChampagn2 pic.twitter.com/VSXaXEunm6
— B/R Hoops (@brhoops) January 17, 2022

Justin Minaya

School: Providence

Position: Forward

Height: 6'7"

Weight: 210

Age: 23

Resume: Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (1/31/22).

What a block by Justin Minaya

What an awesome defensive player
pic.twitter.com/h2ZPiAoiGZ
— Barstool College Basketball (@StoolCBB) March 10, 2022

Orlando Robinson

School: Fresno State

Position: Power Forward

Height: 7'0"

Weight: 235

Age: 21

Resume: The Basketball Classic champion (2022), The Basketball Classic MVP (2022), First-team All-Mountain West (2022), Second-team All-Mountain West (2021).

Wouldn't be surprised if Fresno State's Orlando Robinson plays himself into the draft discussion or at least the NBA combine. Third in nation in BPM. Averaging 20 and 9, 3.5 assists, 1.9 blocks, 1.1 steals, 7 3PTM in 8 games, 80% FT. pic.twitter.com/2QhxxC29Yl
— Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) December 7, 2021

Vince Williams Jr.

Virginia Commonwealth Rams guard Vince Williams (10) dunks the ball against the LSU Tigers in the first half at Stuart C. Siegel Center. — Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

School: VCU

Position: Small Forward

Height: 6'6"

Weight: 205

Age: 21

Resume: Named Third Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference (2021).

Catching up on NIT. Vince Williams Jr. finished his senior year with 27 points against Wake. Hit 65 3s this season, 63% TS, added 3 assists/game, + defender. Wouldn't be shocked to see Williams eventually play in an NBA game. pic.twitter.com/BRyQdOTViy
— Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) April 1, 2022

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PAT BENSON

Pat Benson covers the Atlanta Hawks for Sports Illustrated's All Hawks. He has covered the NBA for several years and is the author of "Kobe Bryant's Sneaker History (1996-2020)".