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  • #60142
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    nateval
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    Has anyone really seen Kaba play much? I can’t find much about him on the interweb. Celtics are bringing him in for workouts today. Could he be a surprise late first pick? Anyone have an opinion on his game?

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  • #985396
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    juves4783
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    Here’s an excerpt from a report out of CA.

    Kaba was the big surprise in workouts over the weekend. He drew a ton of buzz from scouts — by far the most of any guy I saw. Very few in the gym had ever seen him play, but they came away impressed.

    For those who aren’t familiar with Kaba, he’s an 18-year-old, 6-foot-10 big man from France with a 7-foot-3 wingspan who had scouts whispering “Clint Capela” to each other. He’s big, super long and moves well for a player his size. He can play the pick-and-pop game, and his shot looked very solid in the workouts.

    However, he’s the definition of raw. He’s extremely foul prone. He played in just eight games for Pau-Orthez in France this season, averaging four minutes per game. But he averaged 13 PPG and 8 RPG in the European Under-18 championships last year, and in a draft where there are few international players worth taking a risk on in the late first or early second round, Kaba is definitely good a draft-and-stash type of prospect.

    The word among scouts is that Kaba is willing to stay in the draft if he can get a promise from a team.

    “He’s going to get one,” one NBA scout told me after the workout. “He’s the perfect draft-and-stash pick. Lots of upside there if he continues to develop in Europe. He’ll end up going in the late first or somewhere early in the second round.”

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    • #985398
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      juves4783
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      I have him to GS in my draft for a few reasons because they can draft and stash him and wait out the contracts of Lee and Bogut. They also save the money of a guaranteed contract to throw at Draymond Green.

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      • #985615
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        TRC1991
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        Same. They could use a long athletic big – especially if someone pulls Ezeli out from under them with a huge offer 

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      • #985460
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        TRC1991
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        Same. They could use a long athletic big – especially if someone pulls Ezeli out from under them with a huge offer 

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    • #985553
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      juves4783
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      I have him to GS in my draft for a few reasons because they can draft and stash him and wait out the contracts of Lee and Bogut. They also save the money of a guaranteed contract to throw at Draymond Green.

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  • #985551
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    juves4783
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    Here’s an excerpt from a report out of CA.

    Kaba was the big surprise in workouts over the weekend. He drew a ton of buzz from scouts — by far the most of any guy I saw. Very few in the gym had ever seen him play, but they came away impressed.

    For those who aren’t familiar with Kaba, he’s an 18-year-old, 6-foot-10 big man from France with a 7-foot-3 wingspan who had scouts whispering “Clint Capela” to each other. He’s big, super long and moves well for a player his size. He can play the pick-and-pop game, and his shot looked very solid in the workouts.

    However, he’s the definition of raw. He’s extremely foul prone. He played in just eight games for Pau-Orthez in France this season, averaging four minutes per game. But he averaged 13 PPG and 8 RPG in the European Under-18 championships last year, and in a draft where there are few international players worth taking a risk on in the late first or early second round, Kaba is definitely good a draft-and-stash type of prospect.

    The word among scouts is that Kaba is willing to stay in the draft if he can get a promise from a team.

    “He’s going to get one,” one NBA scout told me after the workout. “He’s the perfect draft-and-stash pick. Lots of upside there if he continues to develop in Europe. He’ll end up going in the late first or somewhere early in the second round.”

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  • #985424
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    Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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     This is based on very limited highlights I’ve seen but I definitely see some similarities to serge ibaka with long arms, good mobility, and decent mechanics on his outside shot. He seems to prefer to catch and shoot and has very limited low post game at this stage but definitely some intriguing potential. I expect the spurs to take a serious look at him, as they have a history of stashing and developing foreign players.

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  • #985579
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    Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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     This is based on very limited highlights I’ve seen but I definitely see some similarities to serge ibaka with long arms, good mobility, and decent mechanics on his outside shot. He seems to prefer to catch and shoot and has very limited low post game at this stage but definitely some intriguing potential. I expect the spurs to take a serious look at him, as they have a history of stashing and developing foreign players.

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  • #985936
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    sitlbito
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     He barely even played professional yet. A draft an stash and don’t expect him to be in the NBA in the next 3 years I’d say. But the potential is there,he put his name in the draft just to get a little feel about the pre-draft process,and might in the end have a promise and keep his name in.

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  • #985782
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    sitlbito
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     He barely even played professional yet. A draft an stash and don’t expect him to be in the NBA in the next 3 years I’d say. But the potential is there,he put his name in the draft just to get a little feel about the pre-draft process,and might in the end have a promise and keep his name in.

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