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New York Knicks: Attainable Power Forwards In 2016 NBA Draft

By Maxwell Ogden

Mar 18, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Weber State Wildcats forward Joel Bolomboy (21) celebrates during the second half of the game in the first round against the Xavier Musketeers in the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Weber State Wildcats forward Joel Bolomboy (21) celebrates during the second half of the game in the first round against the Xavier Musketeers in the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 17, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Weber State Wildcats forward Joel Bolomboy (21) talks with the media during a practice day before the first round of the NCAA men
Mar 17, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; Weber State Wildcats forward Joel Bolomboy (21) talks with the media during a practice day before the first round of the NCAA men /

Joel Bolomboy, Weber State Wildcats

Age: 22 (1/28/1994)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’9″, 224 pounds, 7’1.75″
Slash Line: .573/.364/.697
Season Averages: 31.5 MPG, 17.1 PPG, 12.6 RPG, 3.3 ORPG, 1.1 APG, 1.2 BPG, 0.7 SPG, 0.6 3PM

If the New York Knicks intend to select a power forward in the 2016 NBA Draft, it’d be tough to argue against Joel Bolomboy. I’ll take that a step further and say that Bolomboy is a player whom Phil Jackson should make a priority.

An athletic phenom with a skill set that’s tailor made for the modern NBA, Bolomboy is a sleeper with the overall makeup to have a lengthy NBA career.

Standing at 6’9″ and 224 pounds with a near 7’2″ wingspan, Bolomboy has an ideal build for an incoming 4. The intrigue piques when one factors in his 40.5-inch max vertical leap, 37.5-inch standing vertical, and Top 10 rankings in the lane agility, shuttle run, and three quarter sprint.

Those rankings were not amongst power forwards; they were amongst all 2016 NBA Draft Combine participants.

Along with being an elite athlete, Bolomboy is becoming a stretch 4. Long proven to be an excellent rebounder, physical interior player, and quality shot-blocker, Bolomboy made 35 3-point field goals on 36.5 percent shooting over the past two seasons.

If Bolomboy can continue his development into a stretch 4, he could potentially operate alongside Kristaps Porzingis and under Jeff Hornacek as a key rotational asset.

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