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C - LUCAS NOGUEIRA (7'0" 220 LBS)

HE HAS GOOD PHYSICAL TOOLS, RUNS THE FLOOR WELL AND CAN FINISH ON THE BREAK.  BUT RAW OFFENSIVELY AND NOT AS STRONG A REBOUNDER GIVEN HIS LONG WINGSPAN OF 7'6" AND ATHLETICISM. HE NEEDS TO ADD STRENGTH AND APPEARS TO LACK TOUGHNESS IN THE PAINT.  HIS MEASURABLES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO NERLENS NOEL, BUT HE HAS A FRAME THAT SHOULD ALLOW HIM TO GAIN WEIGHT MORE EASILY.  HE IS VERY RAW ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR AND IS A HIGH-RISK PROJECT FOR WHATEVER TEAM DRAFTS HIM. 

BEST NBA COMPARISON: SAMUEL DALEMBERT

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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