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SF - GIANNIS ADETOKUNBO (6'9" 195 LBS)

AT 18 YEARS OF AGE AND PLAYING AGAINST THE EQUIVALENT OF DIVISION 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL, IT IS HARD TO PROJECT WHAT HE CAN DO IN THE NBA. HE IS A MAJOR PROJECT AND NEEDS TO GET STRONGER, IMPROVE HIS JUMPSHOT AND DEFENSE, BUT HIS BEST ATTRIBUTES AT THIS POINT ARE HIS VISION AND BALL-HANDLING. HE IS BASICALLY A POINT FORWARD AND LOOKS ODDLY SIMILAR TO A YOUNGER MAGIC JOHNSON AGAINST THIS LOW-LEVEL COMPETITION. HE IS AT LEAST A FEW YEARS AWAY FROM CONTRIBUTING TO WHATEVER TEAM DRAFTS HIM.

BEST NBA COMPARISON: NICOLAS BATUM

Note:  The current or past NBA player comparisons for these prospects do not indicate that I'm predicting that they will be as good or as bad. 

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