2017 NBA Mock Draft, Week 11: Love and hate edition
By Chris Stone
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Edrice 'Bam' Adebayo
PF/C, Kentucky
What to love: There aren’t many players in this draft class who have a motor that can match Kentucky’s Bam Adebayo. The freshman is athletically gifted and competes on every possession. On offense, he primarily features as a roll man and offensive rebounder (12.3 offensive rebound rate). Adebayo is well known for trying to dunk nearly every shot attempt with 67.4 percent of his total shots coming at the rim. The 19-year old is capable of getting out in transition, something he does regularly with Kentucky’s guards. Defensively, his energy has made him a good shot blocker at the college level.
What to hate: Adebayo’s skill set doesn’t exactly match his frame. At this point, the big man is best suited to play as a center at the next level. He doesn’t have much in the way of a jump shot, which is a near prerequisite for NBA power forwards at this point. However, at 6-foot-10 with an average wingspan, Adebayo doesn’t exactly have the size to compete against the league’s behemoths. It’s likely that his collegiate shot blocking numbers won’t translate well against longer opponents in the NBA and his already average rebounding numbers could suffer for similar reasons.