Bankiz

i think he would be a nice second round for us this draft, more adult mature than alabi.


Birthday: 6/6/89
NBA Position: Center
Class: Senior
Ht: 6-11
Wt: 260
Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C.

NBA Comparison: Michael Doleac

Strengths: Prototypical center size – a legitimate 7-footer with bulk … Very much an old-school center with a handful of back-to-the-basket post moves ... Has made himself into an outstanding FT shooter (~80% from the line) who is able to get himself to the line consistently. He might be the best FT shooter of any true post player alive … Smart defender and solid shot blocker, relying more on size and positioning than explosiveness when getting blocks … Shown improvement. He’s developed all aspects of his game substantially since arriving at Gonzaga … While not called on to do so often, he has shown an ability to hit a face-up jumper from the 12-15 foot range … Has good lateral quickness on D for a big man which shows in his ability to defend against screens …

Weaknesses: He often plays small, not using his size and strength advantages to bully opponents … Lacks length. Arms appear to be very short for his height ... Not a great leaper; doesn’t explode off the floor … Not a great rebounder for his size, only averaging around ~7 boards a game during his senior year (and that’s a career high) … Should consistently dominate the inferior big men he faces in the WCC, but often doesn’t … Doesn’t use his body to establish deep post position nearly enough … Struggles mightily when double teamed … He doesn’t dunk when he often should. This is due to a combination of keeping the ball low, hesitating, and pump faking too much … Can be inconsistent and disappear for stretches of the game if he’s not receiving touches in the post …

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stats 2011-2012
26.3Mpg /11.7Ppg / 6.3Rpg / 1.4Bpg
FT 76% / FG 51.1%

powerfulpanda

played against him in high school. it would be cool if he got drafted just so i can say i played against someone that's in the NBA lol. other than that i don't think he's NBA material

Grizz

Where did you play? I played against him too, though I think he was just in grade 10 playing senior ball at the time.

Nites

Haven't played against him in high school but he went to the same basketball camp as me and I got to play with him there. He was a really raw player in HS. I've been following him since and he's already reached his ceiling.

If you look at this stats he hasn't really shown any improvement and his athleticism isn't that great if you compare him to other 6'11" guys. I hope he gets picked though.

Year GAMES MPG PPG RPG APG BPG SPG PF TO FG% FT% 3P%

2011-12 33 26.3 11.6 6.3 0.7 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.2 .511 .761 .000
2010-11 35 25.9 12.5 6.3 1.1 2.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 .488 .823 .000
2009-10 34 25.3 10.3 5.4 0.6 2.0 0.7 1.9 2.9 .526 .629 1.000
2008-09 5 8.8 3.0 2.8 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 .714 .625 .000

powerfulpanda

i'm a year older than him so i was in gr 12 and he was in gr 11 at the time. our schools aren't in the same region so i only played against him one time in a tournament. i think it was the HSBC tournament?

he had NO post moves and no face up game. our tallest guy and our starting center was 6'6 so we had no chance. everything was dunks and obviously he got a lot of offensive boards. looks like theres not that much improvement 5 years later. he could hit his free throws tho, i'll give him that.

bigmandinky

Hopefully we can snag him with the Pacers pick

Dario

thats what im thinking, maybe a third string C

Dark Knight

Rather take a shot at Fab Melo.

bigmandinky

Yeah but from the looks of it, Melo won't go past the first round. Maybe like the 32 or 33 pick at the most.