NBA Draft: Noah Vonleh Scouting Report

Measurements

Age: 18; Height: 6-10; Weight: 240; Wingspan: 7-4; Reach: 8-10

Season Stats (as of 2/16)

25.8 mpg, 11.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.9 spg, 1.3 bpg, 2.3 tpg, 2.7 fpg, .540 FG, .720 FT, .542 3P

Strengths

-Excellent size, length, reach, build, and frame

-Tremendous growth potential

-Doesn't turn 18 until August 24th

-Good athlete for his size

-Excellent mobility and fluidity

-Runs the floor well

-Good finisher around the rim

-Flashes of a post game

-Rapidly improving jump shooter

-Potentially versatile pick-and-roll player and stretch 4/5

-Draws fouls, converts at the line

-High offensive upside

-Excellent defensive potential

-Length and mobility a real asset defensively

-Physical on the interior, hard to move

-Plays very strong and physical on both ends
-Excellent rebounder on both ends

-Awesome motor

Weaknesses
-Not an overly explosive leaper
-Relies more on length than vertical
-Offense mostly projection
-Not a dominant scorer right now
-Needs to improve ball-handling
-Still learning as a ball mover, turnover prone
-Poor 0.22 A/TO ratio
-Youth can have a downside as well
-Questions about his true position

NBA Comparison

Al Horford has great size, length, athleticism, and skill for a power forward, yet has played center at a high level for much of his career. Vonleh isn't quite the athlete or up to Horford's skill level yet, but he is longer and bigger at this stage in his career. If Vonleh's jump shot continues to develop, he could have a similar impact on both ends as Horford at both power forward or possibly center.

Draft Projection
Vonleh isn't as high profile as the other big time Freshman , but if he declares the draft process should be very kind to him. There's a chance he challenges Julius Randle, but must likely he will be battling with Aaron Gordon to be the second power forward drafted and land somewhere in the mid-to-end of the top 10. 

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