Measurements: 6-10½, 216 pounds, 7-5 wingspan, 9-4 reach, 30 inch vertical
Season stats: 29.1 mpg, 13.7 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.6 apg, 2.9 bpg, 1.3 tpg, 50%/NA/51% (FG/3P/FT)
Positives
-Really long, great reach
-Athletic and coordinated
-Quick laterally for a big man
-Improving mid-range jumper
-Good hands
-Can get way above the rim to finish
-Terrific shot-blocker
-Great rebounder
-Potential ace defensive weapon
-Can guard on the perimeter
-Good motor
Negatives
-Painfully thin
-Needs to add a ton of bulk and strength
-Raw offensively
-Tested poorly athletic
-Questionable basketball IQ
Summary
I love the idea of John Henson, a shot blocking rebounding pick-and-roll defending weapon, but I'm not sure how it actually translates to the NBA. That seems to be the question teams have with him too: at his weight will he be effective in the NBA? Is he going to be any more than a shot-blocking specialist who is secretly a bad defender masked by gaudy shot-block numbers? I'm not totally sure, but someone is going to take a risk on him in the first round and we'll find out.
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