EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL
2006 | 6-9 | 7-0 WS | 194 LBS
Greatest 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 value $21.48 million and $18.08 million deal coming into subsequent season. One potential draft prospect who could possibly be a match for the Bulls alongside Matas Buzelis and is value 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) reveals 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 change throughout a number of positions. Whereas nonetheless uncooked offensively, Essengue has proven latest 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 capturing mechanics, restricted creation abilities (0.862 PPP spot-ups), and defensive lapses (1.029 PPP allowed) presently cap his affect.
A world scout informed HoopsHype: “Noa Essengue is a reputation it’s important to point out only for how wild it’s, however he’s additionally a extremely good athlete with clear bodily instruments. He had an incredible preseason exhibiting 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 capturing splits, however I don’t understand how a lot to belief the pattern dimension. He has instruments you may’t train – athleticism, floor protection, and the flexibility to rebound. However I fear about his ball abilities – he might need bother with physicality on the NBA degree, and I’m undecided he has the talent 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 talent to benefit from 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.”
