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King Ken wrote:The issue with the Grant or Siakam comparisions is those guys have 5 inches on him with their wingspan
pad300 wrote:King Ken wrote:The issue with the Grant or Siakam comparisions is those guys have 5 inches on him with their wingspan
Pascal Siakam has a measured 7'3" wingspan. https://www.nbadraft.net/players/pascal-siakam
Jerami is 7'2.75" https://www.nbadraft.net/players/jerami-grant
5" less than that is 6'10". Doumbouya is 6'10" according to reports. Your eyes telling you he has T-rex arms? I don't see it.
King Ken wrote:The issue with the Grant or Siakam comparisions is those guys have 5 inches on him with their wingspan
MemphisX wrote:Something about him is just off to me. Would not draft him at all.
pad300 wrote:pad300 wrote:King Ken wrote:The issue with the Grant or Siakam comparisions is those guys have 5 inches on him with their wingspan
Pascal Siakam has a measured 7'3" wingspan. https://www.nbadraft.net/players/pascal-siakam
Jerami is 7'2.75" https://www.nbadraft.net/players/jerami-grant
5" less than that is 6'10". Doumbouya is 6'10" according to reports. Your eyes telling you he has T-rex arms? I don't see it.
BostonCouchGM wrote:pad300 wrote:pad300 wrote:Pascal Siakam has a measured 7'3" wingspan. https://www.nbadraft.net/players/pascal-siakam
Jerami is 7'2.75" https://www.nbadraft.net/players/jerami-grant
5" less than that is 6'10". Doumbouya is 6'10" according to reports. Your eyes telling you he has T-rex arms? I don't see it.
when he had just turned 17 y/o he was measured with a 6'11" wingspan and 8'11" standing reach. Siakam has a 8'11.5" standing reach. I'm assuming he's grown since and he's above 7' wingspan and 9' standing reach by now. This puts him right alongside guys like Michael Porter Jr. and Kuzma. Basically, for a modern day NBA 4, this is great and in combination with his leaping ability and defensive instincts, he's going to be a damn good defensive 4. It's why I have him as potentially equal or better than Zion as an NBA prospect
Stillwater wrote:MemphisX wrote:Something about him is just off to me. Would not draft him at all.
He is a freak athlete or he would not be a lottery pick per say based on current skill level.
However he is a freak athlete and has shown rapid improvement and is still very young.
The odds he is an elite NBA defender are almost a given, what else he becomes will depend on the work he puts in, and roght now it looks pretty promising.
MemphisX wrote:Stillwater wrote:MemphisX wrote:Something about him is just off to me. Would not draft him at all.
He is a freak athlete or he would not be a lottery pick per say based on current skill level.
However he is a freak athlete and has shown rapid improvement and is still very young.
The odds he is an elite NBA defender are almost a given, what else he becomes will depend on the work he puts in, and roght now it looks pretty promising.
He is a good athlete. Not freakish at all. Explosion is not good at all. ANd his length is just ok. Defensive instincts are not on a level that I would even guarantee he is going to be a good NBA defender let alone an elite one.
Stillwater wrote:MemphisX wrote:Stillwater wrote:He is a freak athlete or he would not be a lottery pick per say based on current skill level.
However he is a freak athlete and has shown rapid improvement and is still very young.
The odds he is an elite NBA defender are almost a given, what else he becomes will depend on the work he puts in, and roght now it looks pretty promising.
He is a good athlete. Not freakish at all. Explosion is not good at all. ANd his length is just ok. Defensive instincts are not on a level that I would even guarantee he is going to be a good NBA defender let alone an elite one.
The underlined is laughable... he is extremely explosive.
the bold is debateable as many of the measurements available are from when he was 17. I think it's highly probable he has a longer standing reach and ws than what you are thinking going by those measurements. newer footage clearly shows better length.
MemphisX wrote:Stillwater wrote:MemphisX wrote:
He is a good athlete. Not freakish at all. Explosion is not good at all. ANd his length is just ok. Defensive instincts are not on a level that I would even guarantee he is going to be a good NBA defender let alone an elite one.
The underlined is laughable... he is extremely explosive.
the bold is debateable as many of the measurements available are from when he was 17. I think it's highly probable he has a longer standing reach and ws than what you are thinking going by those measurements. newer footage clearly shows better length.
You think he is a freakish athlete by NBA standards? Really? Find me a highlight of his freakish athleticism. Your standards are very low for athleticism if you think he is a freak athlete.
Stillwater wrote:MemphisX wrote:Something about him is just off to me. Would not draft him at all.
He is a freak athlete or he would not be a lottery pick per say based on current skill level.
However he is a freak athlete and has shown rapid improvement and is still very young.
The odds he is an elite NBA defender are almost a given, what else he becomes will depend on the work he puts in, and roght now it looks pretty promising.
sportfan6197 wrote:Stillwater wrote:MemphisX wrote:Something about him is just off to me. Would not draft him at all.
He is a freak athlete or he would not be a lottery pick per say based on current skill level.
However he is a freak athlete and has shown rapid improvement and is still very young.
The odds he is an elite NBA defender are almost a given, what else he becomes will depend on the work he puts in, and roght now it looks pretty promising.
i have not studied tape ok Sekou at all and i'm not OP, so pardon my ignorance, but i DO wonder if given the current hype of Giannis exploding, along with Embiid/Siakam's success, if this will sort of turn into a "finding the next dirk" situation where these international, lengthy raw guys get ovehyped
BostonCouchGM wrote:pad300 wrote:pad300 wrote:Pascal Siakam has a measured 7'3" wingspan. https://www.nbadraft.net/players/pascal-siakam
Jerami is 7'2.75" https://www.nbadraft.net/players/jerami-grant
5" less than that is 6'10". Doumbouya is 6'10" according to reports. Your eyes telling you he has T-rex arms? I don't see it.
when he had just turned 17 y/o he was measured with a 6'11" wingspan and 8'11" standing reach. Siakam has a 8'11.5" standing reach. I'm assuming he's grown since and he's above 7' wingspan and 9' standing reach by now. This puts him right alongside guys like Michael Porter Jr. and Kuzma. Basically, for a modern day NBA 4, this is great and in combination with his leaping ability and defensive instincts, he's going to be a damn good defensive 4. It's why I have him as potentially equal or better than Zion as an NBA prospect
