His motor and overall effort level is off the charts. He doesn't take plays off, he is laser focused on the ball. Very high bball IQ, great footwork, great hands, great anticipation of where the ball is going to be, great at spacing, setting picks, moving around and not becoming a stationary target to let the opposing defense off the hook. Keeps his hands high to contest anything that is put up around the basket, has incredible lateral quickness for his size and can actually position himself quickly to discourage the drive to the lane. His quickness and athleticism is the biggest draw for me.
Combined with his motor, his ability to make up ground on defense quickly and to charge to the basket to take advantage of lobs and offensive rebound attempts is incredible. He is extremely polished and just a flat out intelligent basketball player. This is a unique big man that works well with floor spacers and guys that have a knack for finding the open man. You just have to be completely giddy about his fit on this team.
