NBA Comparison: Mitchell Robinson

Strengths: Tantalizing prospect given his combination of length and mobility / overall athleticism… Long and lanky prospect who is stronger than he looks … Plays with excellent aggressiveness … Extremely mobile, and you won’t find a 7-footer who handles a guard on a switch or a pick and roll better than Sarr… Excellent rim protector … Reportedly measures 7’1″ with a 7’5″ wingspan, and has defensive anchor potential … Offensively, is mostly about garbage buckets and catching lobs right now, but is developing into a legitimate threat facing the basket … He can put the ball on the floor and get to the hoop fairly well for his size and finish with the dunk or lay up… Very fluid given his size… Thin but strong. Potentially a game changing defender due to his length and mobility. Also appears to have excellent timing at the rim defensively … Has strong hands on the rebound … Fairly soft touch around the hoop … Can give a little hook shot or scoop lay up, including off of a drop step …  When he has the ball on offense in the paint, he goes aggressively to the rim to score or get fouled … Defenders have trouble with his length when he puts the ball on the floor to get to the hoop … Not great, but decent handle in the face up game … Can even grab a rebound and take the ball coast-to-coast… Goes up sky high and catches the lob … Excellent at cleaning up the offensive glass with putbacks … Despite a lack of efficiency, shows good form on his jumpshot …

Weaknesses: Solid wiry strength, but appears that he will never be an imposing athlete from a strength standpoint … Questionable whether he develops into a high level scorer at the NBA level … While he does take threes, he doesn’t make many … Consistently a sub-30% three point shooter. The hope is that he develops in this area and make it a more reliable part of his game, given his potential as a face-up threat … His release from three looks decent, albeit very slow (in setting his feet and releasing the ball)… So far is much further along defensively than offensively… Has real potential as a defensive anchor — is he vocal enough and does he have the smarts to read an offense and lead his defense like a free safety?… Not currently a standout passer nor playmaker by any means… While he can get to the rim and finish, he can be out of control when stopping short of the rim for a pull up jumper, it does not look clean and does not get the best results …

Notes: Comes from a family of basketball players… In 2021, Sarr moved to the United States to join the newly established Overtime Elite league and earned a guaranteed minimum salary of at least $100,000 per year … Played two seasons with Overtime Elite … Earned second-team All-OTE in 2022–23 … For the 2023-24 season, Sarr signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) … Was a key member of the French bronze medal team at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup, and silver medal team at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup … Sarr’s father is a former professional basketball player from Senegal. Sarr’s older brother is already in the NBA (OKC Thunder) …

Drew Wolin 4/12/24