Measurements: 7-0½, 247 pounds, 7-0 wingspan, 8-8½ reach, 34 inch vertical
Season stats: 28.2 mpg, 16.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.9 spg, 1.5 bpg, 1.9 tpg, 55%/NA/81% (FG/3P/FT)
Positives
-Great size
-Good hands
-Moves well, not a stiff
-Nice touch around the basket
-Back-to-the-basket game
-Nice short hook
-Can hit a face up jumper
-Very good free throw shooter
-Has extended his range year-by-year
-Good rebounder
-Outstanding running the floor
-Will help defender, takes charges
Negatives
-Not particularly long or explosive
-Needs to get stronger, tougher
-Can be pushed around inside
-Just an average shot blocker
-Can struggle against players his size
-History of injuries
Summary
Tyler Zeller is one of the safer prospects in the draft, he'll likely be able to come in and hit some jumpers, beat his man down the floor a couple times a game, and provide some rebounding and help defense. However, it's unreasonable to think he can be more than that until he gets stronger because at this point he's too easy to push out of the paint to score consistently inside or be a strong post defender. Even if he get stronger, Zeller's upside is probably only Spencer Hawes, but Hawes went 10th overall, though he was Freshman while Zeller is a Senior, so he'll probably slip a bit farther down than that.
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