Bleacher Report’s C.J. Moore spoke to several NBA scouts to get an assessment of Kentucky’s Skal Labissiere and it sounds like what we have all been thinking.
He isn’t ready for the NBA.
“At that point in time, it became evident that he really didn’t know how to play in a team setting and he’s just not strong enough yet. I think that’s the major thing. He just need to gain strength. It’s not like a situation where the system just doesn’t fit him. He’s not ready for college basketball, and if you’re not ready for college basketball, everything gets exacerbated at the next level.”
All three scouts said it’s hard to envision putting Labissiere on an NBA floor next season.
“There’s so much pick-and-roll defense in the NBA, and teams are going to attack him, and then teams are going to attack him in the post because he’s a young player and he’s small in terms of muscle mass and physical stature,” the first scout said. “He does have great shot-blocking instincts, and you’d like to think of him as a guy who can anchor your defense with shot blocking, but how’s he going to do it if he can’t stay out of foul trouble and stay on the court?”
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I find my self, during games, getting really excited about the least positive thing that Skal Labissiere does in a game.
That isn’t good by the way.
