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Experts Say the Indiana Pacers Were Smart To Pick Georges Niang

The Indiana Pacers didn’t have a first-round pick after exchanging the No. 20 pick with the Brooklyn Nets for Thaddeus Young, but the experts seem to think the Pacers made the right move with their second-round pick.

Indiana took Iowa State’s Georges Niang, a power forward that can score but will need to add muscle to his frame (as well as stay in shape) to have an NBA career.

AJ Neuharth-Keusch and Michael Singer of USA Today see plenty of potential in Niang.

50. Indiana Pacers

Pick: Georges Niang, forward, Iowa State

Grade: B

Analysis: Niang was a four-year starter with the Cyclones and he has plenty of potential if he can stay in shape.