Mohamed Dabone

[G R E Y]

Just watched a YT video with some screen shot showing he's 16.

Anyway, coordinated, good rim touch, I've seen less of distance shots, good rim protection. Has to play to his level of competition or higher.

*Checking which 2030 picks we have lol*

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[Whateva]

Dominated the Euroleague ? In what world ? He played in the Adidas U18 next gen tournament, that's not the Euroleague,..these Americans calling everything in Europe the Euroleague

[Mirotic12]

Dominated the Euroleague ? In what world ? He played in the Adidas U18 next gen tournament, that's not the Euroleague,..these Americans calling everything in Europe the Euroleague

There was a thread here not too long ago where some posters said that the NCAA college teams were better than EuroLeague teams because some NCAA Division I teams had beaten a couple of under 17 youth squads of EuroLeague teams.

They didn't even understand the college teams only played against the youth EuroLeague teams, because they would get annihilated by the actual senior men's EuroLeague teams. But nonetheless, they were claiming it as being wins of American college teams "against the EuroLeague".

And the Division I teams barely even beat the Under 17 EuroLeague teams.

[Mirotic12]

You think he’s 13 years old? That body?

I just youtubed him, and this might be the real life version of that Boban seen from Hustle. Also, he does not look all THat great beside the fact he is giant playign youth competitions. I am not saying he is bad, but I mean, Karnowski was most dominant 16 year old in Europe by a huge margin once too, I do not see Wemby potential at all here. Wemby did play in Euroleague when he was 16, and frankly, he was terrible, but you could see tools and flashes that made him amazing. I just do not see the same athleticism at all here. dude is just big.

Wemby didn't play get into a EuroLeague game until he was 17, and he didn't actually make his team's playing rotation until he was 18.

At 16, Wemby was playing in the lower level EuroCup. At 17, Wemby was a third string player in the EuroLeague. At 18, Wemby was role player in the rotation of his EuroLeague team, averaging 6 points and 4 rebounds.

[-Spyda-]

Can’t take him seriously with this name ..

[gavran]

Can’t take him seriously with this name ..

Mohamed?

[sisibilio]

Isn’t this the kid who’s actually 2 years older than his listed age?

Probably 3

[sisibilio]

I do not know him, but when people say Euroleague, they usually mean that international league called Euroleague. Post is misleading, because it implies he is Luka or somthing at 13 lol, He never played in Euroleague and I doubt he will next season, let alone dominate, he is just Barcelona youth prospect.

Youngest player ever to play in Euroleague wss Avdalas at 15 years old, and by playing, I mean he did appear for a few seconds.

Wanna bet? He's playing at least some ACB games next season. Book it.
He's joining the first team training camp alongside Sayon Keita for starters.

[WiggOuts]

Can’t take him seriously with this name ..

youre saying Mo Dabone doesnt have a nice ring to it?

[sisibilio]

You think he’s 13 years old? That body?

I just youtubed him, and this might be the real life version of that Boban scene from Hustle. Also, he does not look all THat great beside the fact he is giant playign youth competitions. I am not saying he is bad, but I mean, Karnowski was most dominant 16 year old in Europe by a huge margin once too, I do not see Wemby potential at all here. Wemby did play in Euroleague when he was 16, and frankly, he was terrible, but you could see tools and flashes that made him amazing. I just do not see the same athleticism at all here. dude is just big.

Of course he's not Wemby. There won't be any more Wembys anytime soon. That doesn't mean he's not a great prospect.

[sisibilio]

I do not know him, but when people say Euroleague, they usually mean that international league called Euroleague. Post is misleading, because it implies he is Luka or somthing at 13 lol, He never played in Euroleague and I doubt he will next season, let alone dominate, he is just Barcelona youth prospect.

Youngest player ever to play in Euroleague wss Avdalas at 15 years old, and by playing, I mean he did appear for a few seconds.

I thought the youngest was Rubio at 14.

Rubio didn't play in the Euroleague until after the draft. beofe draft, he was playing for Badalona Juventud, which is not an Euroleague team. After the draft, he signed contract with Barcelona and made his Euroleague debut at 19 years old.
He was still Spanish sensation, he dominated U16 and he made Olympic debut for mens team at 17. He was probably the best 15 year old basketball player ever, but he was crazy early bloomer, the earlies bloomer to ever bloom, he basically peaked in his teens.

Rubio already played Euroleague at 16 with Joventut, and had some outstanding performances, i remember specially one in Tel Aviv where he completely changed the game despite barely scoring and received a standing ovation when he sat down.

[BruttoNostra]

I do not know him, but when people say Euroleague, they usually mean that international league called Euroleague. Post is misleading, because it implies he is Luka or somthing at 13 lol, He never played in Euroleague and I doubt he will next season, let alone dominate, he is just Barcelona youth prospect.

Youngest player ever to play in Euroleague wss Avdalas at 15 years old, and by playing, I mean he did appear for a few seconds.

I thought the youngest was Rubio at 14.

The Youngest EuroLeague player since the year 2000:

1. Fedor Zugic - age 15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_youngest_EuroLeague_players_since_the_2000%E2%80%9301_season

US sports media kept saying that Rubio was playing in the EuroLeague at 14, and Doncic at 13, but that has always been total BS.

Rubio played in the EuroLeague at age 19 to 20. Luka debuted in the EuroLeague at age 16, but he was Real's 14th man. Luka made the team's rotation as a role player at age 18.

But yeah, Dabone has never played in the EuroLeague.

Also, he was already listed at around 16 or 17 years old in previous competitions that took place some time ago.

So it's odd that they are now changing his age to being several years younger than it was listed at before.

Well, while the bold part is correct (Rubio indeed played in the EL at the age 19-20), but the topic is about a debut, and even in the link you shared Rubio is listed at 16y and 3d as his debut age - and he proceeded to play 16 games with 19mpg in that season, so not like it was some end of the season garbage time.

[Castle Black]

[lambchop]

I read about this a few hours ago, but thinking he could play at 15 or 16 is wishful thinking at this point in time.

He looks legit "generational"

A 16 year old LBJ,Wilt,Kareem etc. could all contribute at an NBA level at 15 or 16 had they been given a chance

He's already 6'10, that's an elite NBA level height anf likely growing at a fast pace,idk when he was measured at 6'10 but he's likely even taller now

recently at the tourney in Abu Dhabi, it was easy too see how well he moves and also that he's got a pretty developed frame,one that makes u wonder if he's really 13

P.s.imo he moves and plays more like Giannis than Wemby



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I'm not questioning if he looks generational, we just don't know in 2 years what he will look like, the article I read said he moves like Giannis as well, crazy to be 6'10 at 13, most men Struggle to get to 6ft

Happens a lot in youth basketball. What's truly astonishing is his quality of movement, fluidity and explosiveness.

[Mr Peanut]

Looks like a great talent but there's no universe in which he is only 13.

[Black Jack]

2030? why thats what, decades into the future?

[UcanUwill]

Well, while the bold part is correct (Rubio indeed played in the EL at the age 19-20), but the topic is about a debut, and even in the link you shared Rubio is listed at 16y and 3d as his debut age - and he proceeded to play 16 games with 19mpg in that season, so not like it was some end of the season garbage time.

Rubio already played Euroleague at 16 with Joventut, and had some outstanding performances, i remember specially one in Tel Aviv where he completely changed the game despite barely scoring and received a standing ovation when he sat down.

Sorry, you guys are right, Rubio did play in Euroleague during 2007 season, I completely forgot that team was in the Euroleague one year.

[UcanUwill]

Isn’t this the kid who’s actually 2 years older than his listed age?

Probably 3

At least, there is just no way he is now 13, whoever tried to pull the rug under us got greedy, because this is just stupid now. At least make it believable when faking your age.

[peZt]

Dominated the Euroleague ? In what world ? He played in the Adidas U18 next gen tournament, that's not the Euroleague,..these Americans calling everything in Europe the Euroleague

There was a thread here not too long ago where some posters said that the NCAA college teams were better than EuroLeague teams because some NCAA Division I teams had beaten a couple of under 17 youth squads of EuroLeague teams.

They didn't even understand the college teams only played against the youth EuroLeague teams, because they would get annihilated by the actual senior men's EuroLeague teams. But nonetheless, they were claiming it as being wins of American college teams "against the EuroLeague".

And the Division I teams barely even beat the Under 17 EuroLeague teams.

Do you have a Link for those games?

I am not aware of Division 1 teams barely beating Under 17 Euroleague teams. I know the level of U17-U18 teams in Europe, they are trash. There is no Division 1 team that would struggle against them

On the other hand, I have seen many many examples of Division 1 teams, not even elite ones at that, beat first division teams in Europe, albeit not Euroleague ones.

[peZt]

Isn’t this the kid who’s actually 2 years older than his listed age?

Probably 3

At least 4. He was already listed as 16 years old at a african tournament in I believe 2023

https://web.archive.org/web/20240523153457/https://play.fiba3x3.com/players/82d3963b-01f9-4582-abb1-32a570ce52f4

This profile is at least 2 year old. So going by his official age, he would be 11 on that picture...

African players coming over to Europe and faking their age in the process is a long standing issue in many sports, including Basketball and Football. The cameroonian football federation recently banned 70 of their own youth players because they faked their age.

Dabone was already 6'10 last year at 12. Just the eye test alone says he was not 12 in those videos when he first went viral last year.

A simple age test would resolve the issue but their clubs are also not interested in getting the answer.