Holmes continues NBA workouts as he approaches deadline for draft decision

The draft takes place June 22. Underclassmen have until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday to withdraw their names from consideration from the draft and maintain their college eligibility. Dayton had two other players declare for the draft: Toumani Camara and Mike Sharavjamts, who also entered his name into the transfer portal in order to keep his options open at the college level.

Holmes, a 6-foot-10 sophomore forward from Goodyear, Ariz., entered his name in the draft April 23 while maintaining his college eligibility. He was invited to the NBA Draft Combine and scored nine points in two games.

Holmes will work out for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, according to a report by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Most NBA Draft experts see Holmes as a second-round pick.

“I feel like teams definitely are sleeping on me,” Holmes said. “I know a lot of players say that. ... I think a lot of teams they kind of like overlook how I would fit into the system because they’re worried more about the other things that look cool and stuff. I don’t know. I might just be talking, but that’s my personal opinion. I think I’m very good defensively and I bring a lot of intangibles to the table that people have missed out on.”

Holmes said if he were to stay in the draft, a team would get “a guy who works very hard, who wants to make the right play, who’s going to be a great team player and all that type of stuff.”