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UNC’s Paige works out for Hawks ahead of NBA draft

By Chris Vivlamore
June 17, 2016

North Carolina point guard Marcus Paige worked out for the Hawks on Thursday in advance of next week’s NBA Draft. Paige will work out for the Hornets on Friday.

Paige, 6-foot-2, averaged 12.6 points, 3.8 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 31.6 minutes in 34 games for North Carolina as a senior last season. He is a projected second-round pick.

Per team policy, the Hawks do not announce players brought in for pre-draft workouts.

The Hawks have three selections in the draft on June 23 with the 21st overall pick in the first round and the 44th and 54th overall picks in the second round.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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