His size and strength seem great. He isn't super quick, but seems to have good feet. What's wrong with this guy? Why hasn't he been drafted before? Love his length and ability to block shots.
He sucked at Duke. He can block the shot but not much else.
Sucked is a harsh word, he didn't get allot of minutes, really outshined by some 5 star recruits including Zion.
As for NBA, ne really is a old school and not the type of player they throw at center anymore. He is kind of Sasha Kaun 2.0 and will probably have the same NBA career as Sasha.
Just saying sucked is harsh, but he isn't a real NBA player either. so I agree pretty much, lol.
Not necessarily out shined he was a huge letdown at Duke for 3 years. It wasn't just Zion and RJ this year. It was Tatum, Giles (Who didn't impress in college either), Frank Jackson who were his fellow recruits. Then it was Wendall Carter, Marvin Bagley, Trent Jr among others who all out shined him even if they themselves were disappointments.
He was a consensus top 15 recruit at Duke and he ended up being really bad. He has no offensive game outside of 3 feet from the rim. He did shoot 72 percent from the FT line this year which was a shocking improvement. If he can become a better rebounder and keep the 72 percent FT percentage and keep blocking shots he could be a useful Center. He has Shot blocking skills no one has had in Cleveland in a long time. But when he was in college he kinda sucked compared to his peers and to his expectations coming in.
I was mainly joking, Sucked compared to expectations for sure, but on most other teams he is a 14/9 guy or so because he gets more playing time. Teams like Duke, Kentucky, etc...are just so loaded every year, good talent has to be great talent to shine.
But I don't think he is a NBA player, but most teams would of loved to have him.
Is he a good screener? Would go a long way
I misread the post. I read scorer not screener my bad. He's a willing screener not sure if he is good at it though. This is a old scouting report I found from when he was younger. Never matched his upside in college maybe he can here. I trust in Beilein.
Marques Bolden NBA Draft Scouting Report - NBA Draft Room
Position Height Weight From C 6-11 250 Duke Born Wingspan Standing Reach Vertical 4/17/98 7-5 9-3 NA Follow @NBAdraftRoom Overview High level center prospect who has all the physical tools to excel at the next level. A raw talent with nice upside but a lot of development needed...www.nbadraftroom.com