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Mohamed Bamba Scouting Report


I had a luck to scout one of the top prospects from NBA Draft 2018!

Name: Mohamed Bamba
Birthdate: May 12, 1998
Hometown: Harlem, New York (USA)
Height: 214 cm (7'0'' ft)
Weight: 102 kg (225 lbs)
Wingspan: 236 cm (7'9'' ft)
Position: Center
Nationality: United States
Schools:
         Westtown High School, Class 2014
         The University of Texas, NCAA Division 1, 2014-2018

Being a true Center, standing 214 cm (7'0'' ft) with 236 cm (7'9'' ft) wingspan, Mohamed Bamba is destined to be high level defensive beast. He just finished his Freshmen season at The University of texas, playing  30 games for Longhorns, averaging 12,9 points10,5 rebounds and 3,6 blocks, while shooting 54% fro the floor in 30,2 minutes playing time.

Statistics

Strenghts

Athleticism
         great wingspan and wide shoulders
         good running for his size, quick enough with solid footwork
Offense
         solid shooting form and touch
         has some post moves, finishing with hook shots or layups
         solid free throw shooter (68% in Freshman season)
         can shoot from midrange and three pointers
         sets good screens
         makes solid passes, finding the open men on cuts
         uses his high basketball IQ when playing
Defense
         has every physicall atribute to become elite defender
         great rim protector with 3,63 blocks per game and 4,81 per 40 minutes
         his hands are quick enough to gain some steals
         have no problem if switching on defensive screens, using his footwork and long, active hands to defend smaller and quicker opponent
         uses his physicall atributes to recover and block the opponent
         great defensive rebounder, good positioning and anticipation to collect 7,33 defensive rebounds per game
         great Defensive rating 88,4

Weaknesses

Athleticism
         lack of strenght and muscularity
         looks thin, needs to gain extra pounds
Offense
         poor jump shots
         should develop moves to create his own shots
         left handed hook and layups are not at it's best
         have trouble if defense is double-teaming him
         can be passive and careless offensively, leading to turnovers
Defense
         should be quicker on help-side defense
         sometimes seems like he doesn't takeover at right time
         can get careless, not 100% concentrated

Overall

Mohamed Bamba is excellent defensive player with very few defensive flaws, but also has space to improve his strenght and offensive skillset.
He has every predispositions to improve his game, so current predictions about ending asn Top 10 Draft pick should be correct at the end.

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