UGA’s Claxton to work out for Hawks

Georgia forwards Nicolas Claxton and Derek Ogbeide take the floor to play Kennesaw State in their NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Athens.   Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Credit: ccompton@ajc.com

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Georgia forwards Nicolas Claxton and Derek Ogbeide take the floor to play Kennesaw State in their NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Athens. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Georgia’s Nicolas Claxton will be among the players who visit the Hawks in their final workout Saturday before next week’s NBA draft.

Claxton averaged 13.0 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.6 minutes last season as a sophomore for the Bulldogs. The center was named All-SEC Second Team after starting 32 games.

The Hawks have six selection in Thursday’s draft, three each in the first and second rounds.

The other participants in the final pre-draft workout/visit are:

F Sekou Doumbouya (Limoges)

F Aric Holman (Mississippi State)

F Mfiondu Kabengele (Florida State)

G Romeo Langford (Indiana)*

F Naz Reid (LSU)

F Luka Samanic (Olimpija)

*Will not work out