June 2 Pre-Draft Workout Participants

With the 2018 NBA Draft scheduled for June 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Portland Trail Blazers are hosting Miami guard Bruce Brown, Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo, French guard Elie Okobo, Cincinnati guard Jacob Evans, USC forward/center Chimezie Metu and Georgia Tech center Ben Lammers in their second pre-draft workout on Saturday, June 2. The Trail Blazers currently own one first round pick (24th) and no second round picks in the upcoming draft.

Position: CenterHeight/Weight: 6-10 / 234Birthdate: November 12, 1995High School: Alamo Heights (Texas) College: Georgia TechCareer Highlights: Finished his career in third place on Tech's all-time list for blocked shots with 254 and 10th in career rebounds (774) ... Averaged 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.05 blocks in 124 games over four seasons at Georgia Tech. Senior (2017-18): Named to the ACC's official All-Defensive team for the second straight year, and by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association ... Was Georgia Tech’s fourth leading scorer with 11.7 points per game and was first in rebounds (8.1 per game, 7.9 in ACC games, ranked eighth) ... No. 3 in the ACC, No. 19 in the nation, in blocked shots (2.44 per game) ... Had nine double-doubles … Scored in double figures in 23 of 32 games including a high of 24 against UCLA... Recorded a season-high 16 rebounds at Pitt ... Reached 1,000 career points at Virginia, the 45th Tech player to reach that milestone, finished in 41st place with 1,055.Junior (2016-17): Named second-team All-ACC and the conference Defensive Player of the Year ... Also named to USBWA All-District IV team ... Averaged 14.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game (4th in the ACC) while hitting 51.6 percent from the floor (5th in the ACC) ... His net increase in scoring (+10.6) over last season was the third-best in the ACC this season ... Averaged team-high 11.2 shots attempted per game (averaged less than three as a sophomore) ... Had 16 double-doubles (3rd most in ACC), one shy of the Tech record for the ACC era (Malcom Mackey had 17 in 1991-92) … Averaged a team-high 35.4 minutes per game (4th in the ACC)…Came up one block short of a triple-double against Southern early in the season, scoring 13 points with a career-high 15 rebounds and nine blocks ... The nine blocks were the second-most in a single game in Tech history.Sophomore (2015-16): Averaged 15.5 minutes in ACC games, making his presence felt as a shot-blocker (27 in 18 games) as a scorer (23-for-40 from the floor) and facilitator (8 assists, 7 turnovers), while averaging 3.1 points and 4.3 rebounds.Freshman (2014-15): Averaged 5.9 minutes off the bench in 19 games (5.7 mpg in 12 ACC games), scoring a total of 22 points ... Had 28 total rebounds (1.5 per game).    Personal: Full name is Benjamin William Lammers ... Born November 12, 1995 in Houston, Texas ... Son of Chris and Linda Lammers ... Has an older brother and an older sister ... Father played football at Texas A&M (1982-84) ... Brother Nick played soccer at Colorado College (2009-13), and sister Allie is on academic scholarship to Texas A&M ... Enjoys studying World Wars I and II, fishing and video games.