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Eric Dixon (Villanova, Ahead)
Peak (with out sneakers): 6’7.5
Wingspan: 6’11.5
Weight: 258.6 lbs
Regardless of being an “undersized” frontcourt participant, Dixon turned heads on the NBA Draft Mix with a extremely environment friendly offensive bundle. Averaging round 15 factors between two scrimmages whereas taking pictures 54.5% from the sphere and a blistering 50% from past the arc, Dixon showcased his means to punish mismatches within the submit and come out for pick-and-pop threes. His mixture of inside scoring, power within the paint, and tender contact on the perimeter pressured defenses into robust selections on ball screens. Whereas Dixon lacks supreme dimension for a real frontcourt, his low-post footwork, fast launch on spot-up alternatives, and skill to struggle for place make him a prototypical NBA-ready 4, that may moonlight as a small-ball 5 or large three, with reputable stretch and defensive switch-ability potential on the subsequent degree.
Maxime Raynaud (Stanford, Middle)
Peak (with out sneakers): 7’0.25
Wingspan: 7’1.25
Weight: 236.8 lbs
Raynaud projected because the blueprint for a contemporary swap large, placing up close to 20 factors per sport throughout two mix scrimmages whereas impacting each ends. His taking pictures splits—significantly his vary out to the three-point line—highlighted uncommon offensive versatility for a seven-footer. Raynaud impressed together with his means to assault closeouts, end by way of contact, and crash the defensive boards. Defensively, he moved effectively in area, displaying the lateral mobility to change onto wings and defend the rim in assist conditions. Confirmed that he can defend in drop protection particularly in opposition to transition offense. Raynaud’s mix of dimension, taking pictures, and defensive versatility makes him a prototype for groups searching for an enormous who can anchor bench models and play in positionless lineups.
Otega Oweh (Kentucky, Guard/Wing)
Peak (with out sneakers): 6’4.25
Wingspan: 6’8.5
Weight: 212.6 lbs
Oweh made a case as one of many high two-way wings on the mix, taking pictures 50% from the sphere whereas including two steals and one block per contest. Oweh’s physicality, fast toes, and defensive motor had been evident all through scrimmage play—he locked down on the perimeter, fought over screens, and jumped passing lanes for simple runouts. Offensively, he completed on the rim, attacked closeouts, and offered sufficient gravity as a slasher to maintain defenses sincere. Along with his athletic profile and skill to impression the sport on each ends, Oweh initiatives as a high-upside defensive specialist with room to develop as a secondary scorer, may very well be a diamond within the tough as a two-way swingman.
Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan, Ahead)
Peak (with out sneakers): 6’8.5
Wingspan: 7’4
Weight: 234.6 lbs
Lendeborg’s relentless vitality and motor had been on full show, averaging 10 factors and seven rebounds per sport over the 2 mix scrimmages. He was a drive on the offensive and defensive glass, preventing for boards and producing second-chance factors. Defensively, Lendeborg’s versatility stood out as he switched onto smaller gamers, offered help-side rim safety, and held his personal in isolation. His means to impression the sport with out performs being known as for him, mixed together with his rebounding instincts and defensive prowess to protect virtually each place, have solidified his standing as a possible function participant and vitality ahead on the subsequent degree.
Javon Small (West Virginia, Guard)
Peak (with out sneakers): 6’1
Wingspan: 6’4.75
Weight: 190 lbs
Small, a high-volume three-point shooter in faculty (7.3 3PA), didn’t replenish the scoring column through the mix, however made a robust impression together with his playmaking and defensive exercise. Small averaged an eye-popping 7 assists and three steals per sport in scrimmages, flashing elite flooring basic expertise and disruptive, pesky instincts on protection. He ran the offense with poise, delivering pocket passes and creating open appears to be like for teammates, whereas additionally leaping passing lanes for transition alternatives. Small’s mixture of perimeter taking pictures gravity, court docket imaginative and prescient, and defensive anticipation positions him as a sleeper guard prospect with intriguing two-way upside.
Hansen Yang (Qingdao Eagles, Middle)
Peak (with out sneakers): 7’1
Wingspan: 7’2.75
Weight: 252.6 lbs
Hansen Yang continues to intrigue scouts as a distinctive large with a creating offensive profile and passing instincts that set him aside from conventional drop protection facilities. Yang’s offensive strengths are rooted in his face-up sport—he persistently shoots higher from the perimeter than round the rim, flashing a tender contact on spot-up alternatives and the means to stretch the flooring as a pick-and-pop large. His footwork in the mid-vary can look awkward at occasions, however he’s extra comfy and balanced stepping into threes or working from the elbows. As a passer, Yang shows a good really feel from each the excessive submit and the block, often dropping dimes to cutters and studying weakside rotations—displaying flashes of the form of passing contact valued in at this time’s positionless offenses.
Defensively, he’s a drop protection large at finest as a result of lack of athleticism. Yang’s lack of fluidity is evident; he typically runs upright, at occasions resembling somebody battling shin splints.
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