NBA Comparison: Nikola Vucevic/Walker Kessler
Strengths: 6’10 left-handed power forward … Good length … Well-coordinated with good mobility and fluidity. Runs the floor very well and consistently. Quick for his size … Alert. Moves well off the ball. Has good hands … Willing screener … Good athlete and finishes above the rim well. Quick off the ground and doesn’t take time loading up his jump … Soft touch around the rim and can face-up a bit with shooting range out to the 3PT line. Has some potential as a pick and pop threat moving forward … Efficient scorer and saw a noticeable jump in production his senior year. Averaged 7.7 points per game on 51.1% FG% at the U19 World Cup and 12.3 points per game on a league best 70% FG% over the EYBL Scholastic in 2023-24 … Unselfish and makes the extra pass … Good size and moves his feet well laterally as a versatile defender. Stays in front of his man pretty well when defending on the perimeter. Posted a 3rd best 2.3 blocks per game at the U19 World Cup in 2023 …
Weaknesses: Strong frame but can continue to add strength. Can play with more physicality … Favors left hand … Doesn’t have much a post-game and isn’t always too heavily involved with the offense, generally scores on rim runs to simply catch and finish or putbacks … Shows development and has the foundation as a 3PT shooter with a quick release/no wasted motion in his shot but can improve consistency. 3PT shooting: 25% 3PT% 1.3 3PT 3PTA NIBC 2022-23, 16.7% 3PT% 1.7 3PTA U19 World Cup 2023, 31.8% 3PT% 2 3PTA EYBL Scholastic 2023-24 … Doesn’t have a bad stroke from the foul line but can improve as a free throw shooter. Shot 69.2% FT% over the NIBC in 2022-23 and 66.7% FT% over the EYBL Scholastic in 2023-24 … Showed improvement his senior year but he’s underwhelmed as a rebounder overall. Rebounding stats: 2.9 RPG U17 World Cup 2022, 2.4 RPG NIBC 2022-23, 6.2 RPG EYBL Scholastic 2023-24 …
Outlook: Georgia freshman … Transferred to Montverde Academy for his junior season … Played in the 2022 Underclassman All-American Game … Won Gold at the U17 World Cup in 2022 … Helped Lead Montverde Academy to a 33-0 record and win Chipotle Nationals in 2024 … Scored 17 points (6-12 FG) and grabbed 10 rebounds in the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit … Scored 12 points and grabbed 8 (3 offensive) rebounds in the 2024 Jordan Brand Classic …
Evan Tomes 8/27/24
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