International big man James Nnaji has the potential to be a Diamond in the Rough for the 2023 NBA Draft. Which NBA team will invest in his scary upside?
Great piece, Rucker! One note: RealGM has him listed at 7'0", 250 lbs. I know that with international guys, getting accurate measurements is tricky but RealGM is usually about as accurate as it gets (for stats and measurements of international players) and on film Nnaji definitely looks closer to 7'0", 250 than 6'10", 225 lbs
Kudos to the team for some great, detailed articles! One thing I would love to see is prospect rankings based on specific skills (isolation scoring, on ball defence, spot up shooting). Tying this into each teams specific deficits to come up with a list of plausible prospects in their range would be icing on the cake. Thanks a lot for all the hard work.
Great piece, Rucker! One note: RealGM has him listed at 7'0", 250 lbs. I know that with international guys, getting accurate measurements is tricky but RealGM is usually about as accurate as it gets (for stats and measurements of international players) and on film Nnaji definitely looks closer to 7'0", 250 than 6'10", 225 lbs
Terrific write up! Curious how you see Nnaji comparing as a prospect to Ismael Kamagate?
Kudos to the team for some great, detailed articles! One thing I would love to see is prospect rankings based on specific skills (isolation scoring, on ball defence, spot up shooting). Tying this into each teams specific deficits to come up with a list of plausible prospects in their range would be icing on the cake. Thanks a lot for all the hard work.