EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL
2006 | 6-9 | 7-0 WS | 194 LBS
Finest rank: 9 / Worst rank: 20
Agent: LIFT
2024-25 stats: 10.4 ppg, 1.1 apg, 4.9 rpg, 0.6 bpg, 0.9 spg, 51.0% FG, 22.5% 3P in 40 video games this season
Facilities Nikola Vucevic and Zach Collins, are set to enter the ultimate season of their offers price $21.48 million and $18.08 million deal coming into subsequent season. One potential draft prospect who may very well be a match for the Bulls alongside Matas Buzelis and is price maintaining a tally of is Frechman ahead Noa Essengue.
Essengue boasts elite athleticism, a 7-0 wingspan, and spectacular mobility for a ahead. The 18-year-old French prospect (second-youngest within the class) exhibits tantalizing potential as a transition weapon (1.467 PPP, 93rd percentile) and explosive finisher (68.7% at rim), whereas his defensive versatility permits him to modify throughout a number of positions. Whereas nonetheless uncooked offensively, Essengue has proven current progress as a shooter (35% 3P since January) and performs with an infectious motor that interprets to rebounds (4.9 RPG) and defensive playmaking (1.5 mixed steals/blocks). Nonetheless, his recreation stays unpolished – inconsistent taking pictures mechanics, restricted creation abilities (0.862 PPP spot-ups), and defensive lapses (1.029 PPP allowed) presently cap his impression.
A world scout informed HoopsHype: “Noa Essengue is a reputation you must point out only for how wild it’s, however he’s additionally a very good athlete with clear bodily instruments. He had an incredible preseason displaying in opposition to the Blazers, and by the top of the yr, he began to hit some threes after struggling earlier. I do just like the late-season taking pictures splits, however I don’t understand how a lot to belief the pattern measurement. He has instruments you may’t train – athleticism, floor protection, and the power to rebound. However I fear about his ball abilities – he may need hassle with physicality on the NBA degree, and I’m unsure he has the ability set to play on the wing. He’s in all probability one of many lightest forwards within the league to start out, so he’ll have to get stronger and develop extra ability to reap the benefits of mismatches. On the finish of the day, it’s about whether or not he can stick as a flexible defender who covers floor, however there are particular questions on his offensive match.”
