Nnaji, James 

Barcelona 

7'0"

250

C

8/14/04

Nnaji is a BIG 18 year-old that plays in the tough Spanish ACB. Folks love his upside as a rim protector and rebounder. He barely plays for Barca but when he is in, he has shown that he can be tough around the basket. He shot 71% FG in his 493 minutes. He doesn't shoot the three-point shot at all. His free throw percentage is awful (50.7% FT), and he has almost three times as many turnovers as assists. Defensively, Nnaji has been good. He changes shots, and blocks shots. His DEFRTG is 4.5 points better than the Barca team DEFRTG.  We believe Nnaji will be taken late in round one. We think any selection of Nnaji is a pure long-term play. He is not ready for meaningful minutes in the NBA. 

 

Our best advice: in 2021, the 11th pick was James Bouknight. We advised, "draft Jalen Johnson."

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