Joel Bolomboy, Weber State Wildcats
Position: Power Forward
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
The New York Knicks have already built a balanced and defensively elite interior. Kristaps Porzingis and Robin Lopez are skilled offensive players who, defensively, led the Knicks to a No. 1 ranking in defensive field goal percentage at the rim.
Adding Joel Bolomboy to the mix would be the perfect way to round out what could be an elite two-way interior.
Bolomboy is one of the best athletes in the 2016 NBA Draft. Standing at 6’9″ and 224 pounds with a 7’1.75″ wingspan, Bolomboy recorded a 40.5″ max vertical leap at the 2016 NBA Draft Combine.
Bolomboy also ranked No. 1 amongst all prospects in the lane agility drill, No. 5 in the three-quarter sprint, and No. 6 in the shuttle run.
For those unfamiliar, said drills measure a player’s lateral quickness, end-to-end speed, and agility. Bolomboy tested better than a vast majority of guards, which suggests he could potentially spot minutes as a small forward, a la Derrick Williams
Bolomboy being able to shoot the 3-ball and switch on the pick-and-roll gives him intriguing 3-and-D potential as a forward in Jeff Hornacek‘s system.
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