NBA Comparison: LaMarcus Aldridge/Brandan Wright

Strengths: Freakishly long and athletic forward who has a tremendous amount of potential ... Has wiry strength and is not afraid to mix it up inside with players much bigger than him ... He has the necessary speed, mobility as well as some moves off the dribble to make plays on the perimeter ... His low post repertoire is still developing, but most importantly his touch around the hoop is very soft allowing him to convert on difficult shots ... Because of his extremely long arms and nice leaping ability, he is able to grab rebounds above the box and out of reach of his opponents ... He is very active on the O glass, putting himself in good position to get easy points ... Defensively he is a menace, because he is quick enough to stay infront of smaller players and he is also a tremendous shotblocker at this level ...

Weaknesses: Has a lot of work to do on his body ... His slight frame and narrow shoulders might make it difficult for him to put on any substantial bulk ... Since he is so light, opposing big men have little trouble moving him out of position on the blocks, forcing him to shoot further out than he would like ... Even though he is capable of playing both 3 and 4 positions, he is still a tweener on the offensive end because he is not a consistent threat at either spot ... As a scorer he depends heavily on his ability to get garbage points as he has not yet developed a go to aspect to his game ... His jumpshot is decent, but if he wants to become a more dangerous wingplayer, he needs to gain more consistency and extend his range ...

Borko Popic - 9/9/08