2016 NBA Draft: Best big men

4. Skal Labissiere, C, Kentucky

Despite a mostly disappointing season at Kentucky, Skal Labissiere is still one of the premiere big men in the 2016 NBA Draft and a likely lottery pick.

Labissiere, a native of Haiti who attended high school in Memphis after a devastating earthquake forced him to leave his home country,  came into the 2015-16 college basketball season as one of the top ranked recruits in America, and a player many thought could challenge for the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.

But things didn’t go smoothly for Labissiere at Kentucky as he struggled to find consistency in his game. It’s not entirely his fault what happened to him as a freshman, but it has hurt his draft stock significantly.

Now, as opposed to competing for the No. 1 pick like many thought he might, Labissiere would probably consider himself lucky to go in the top 10, though it seems very unlikely that he slips out of the lottery.

Labissiere’s skill set is just too good for him to slip too far. He’s everything you want in a modern NBA stretch-four or -five. He has an arsenal of offensive skills that includes everything from hook-shots with either hand, to a face-up game where he can shoot over a defender or makes plays off the drive, to a decent and improving catch-and-shoot game whether spotting up or in pick-and-pop sets which stretches all the way to the NBA three-point line.

Labissiere also posses a raw but impressive defensive skill set with high upside. He’s 7-0 with a 7-2.5 wingspan and a 9-0 standing reach, and already has good instincts as a shot blocker. He’s got the footwork, lateral quickness and length to be able to defend pick-and-rolls.

It’ll take Labissiere some time to develop, but the foundation of a really good stretch big man is there.

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