6 Prospects make up first wave of Atlanta Hawks pre-draft workouts

Olivier Nkamhoua – F – Tennessee – 6-foot-8 – 223lbs

Our first frontcourt player, Olivier Nkamhoua is a big-bodies modern big man much in the way of Omier, though he comes with far less production to bolster his draft stock. As it stands, the fourth-year man is also on the list of players retaining eligibility through the draft process by not hiring an agent.

Nkamhoua averaged 10.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists last season shooting 51.3% from the floor, 33.3% from three-point land, and 69.9% from the charity stripe. After seeing a dip in his playing time from his freshman to his junior year, he showed steady improvement.

“He’s big enough to play the five in most systems but versatile enough to defend power forwards and some wings,” notes Cobb.

He could help provide a boost in second-chance points down the road.

Nkamhoua did step his game up a bit in the NBA Tournament averaging 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists while knocking down 44.4% of his looks from deep.

Again, players that are willing to step up in the big moments will always be coveted.

Nkamhoua became just the sixth Volunteer ever to average at least 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in a season joining the likes of Hall of Famer Bernard King and current Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams, per Ben McKee of 247 Sports.

As has been the case with all of these prospects, the expectation is they go undrafted but anything can happen and teams can never have too much information on a player.