2003 | 7-0 | 7-1 WS | 245 LBS
Team: Stanford
Best rank: 23 / Worst rank: NR
Agent: Comsport
Statistics: 20.2 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 0.9 spg, 1.4 bpg, 46.7% FG, 34.5% 3P in 35 games this season
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Strengths:
* Skilled offensive big who can post up, face up, shoot from deep, and attack poor closeouts.
* Excellent touch finishing with either hand and uses crafty footwork in the paint.
* Operates effectively as an offensive hub—makes smart reads and finds backdoor cutters or corner shooters when drawing multiple defenders.
* Steady improvement year over year, culminating in a breakout senior season, earning First-Team All-ACC honors.
* Good floor-spacing big—attempted 5.5 threes per game at a respectable 34.7%.
* High basketball IQ and intensity; plays with a competitive edge and doesn’t shy away from physicality.
* Solid defensive production at the college level—averaged 1.4 BPG and 0.9 SPG.
* Strong free-throw shooter for a big man (77.0%), which helps his late-game value.
* International experience—starter and leading scorer for France’s U20 European Championship gold-medal team.
Weaknesses:
* Not a natural playmaker—though willing passer, assist numbers (1.7 APG) are modest for how often he operates as a hub.
* Perimeter defense is a work in progress—likely to be challenged defending quicker NBA forwards; may be more suited as a stretch five than a true 4.
* Questions about how his offensive intensity translates to a pro role where he won’t have the ball as much.
* Can be turnover-prone when trying to force playmaking (2.4 TOV per game).
* Lacks elite vertical burst; rim protection will depend more on positioning and IQ than athleticism.
* NBA role will depend on whether he can consistently defend in space and maintain his shooting efficiency at the next level.
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