By most analytical metrics he was the best player in college basketball this year, but I have some concerns on how well his game will translate to the pro level. In terms of positives, he makes very good reads, and has good feel as a passer. Much like his father, he's as strong as an ox. He leveraged this strength in a major way at the college level. Played a lot of bully ball and commonly went straight through defender's chests. Because of this strength, he's a great rebounder on both ends. To me, he's just an average, to slightly below average athlete at the 4 in the NBA. Moves decent, but doesn't have vertical pop or explosiveness. Because of this, I don't think that he'll ever be a number 1 scorer on an NBA team, and there are also some defensive concerns. Not a rim protector at all. You can't give him the ball in an iso situation and say go get me a bucket. He's too slow to go around people and create. And while he'll probably still be able to go through the chest of some guys, a lot more of those plays are gonna get swatted at the NBA level, whether it's the primary or weak side defender. He made a ton of shots where he'd go into a guy's chest and then pump fake or pivot multiple times before hitting a highly contested, difficult shot around the rim. Those aren't NBA plays. Where I do think he'll thrive is as a screener in the pick and roll. He'll set great screens, and that will likely place him in positions where he's rolling to the hoop with an advantage and space. I don't like his shooting motion, and to me it isn't super projectable to the NBA 3 pt line. I also don't see any mid-range game at all off the dribble. To me he's a connecting piece. A 2nd or 3rd option on a good team. Some similarities to Sabonis (below the rim, subpar athlete, great passing feel, very physical and strong, mediocre shooting, no rim protection). See him as a high level starter to fringe All-Star, much like his father.
