Graham Ike is a left-handed center with considerable offensive skill. Ike averaged 19.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists while serving as a major interior scoring option for Gonzaga. He was named WCC Player of the Year and finished second in WCC box score plus/minus. At 6'10" with a 7'5.25" wingspan and a 251-pound frame, Ike has excellent length and strength for a NBA center. Offensively, he has real touch. Ike is among the few bigs in this draft that can make free throws at a high percentage, converting 79.7% at the line this season. He does not shoot a high volume of threes, but he did make 34.8% from three-point range for his career, giving him at least some potential to stretch defenses. Ike will be 24 years old when the 2026-27 NBA season begins. He played two seasons at Wyoming, sat out the 2022-23 season due to a lower leg injury, then finished with three seasons under Mark Few at Gonzaga. Ike also showed real improvement as a decision-maker this season, posting a 1.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. It was the first season of his college career with more assists than turnovers. The concern is defense. Ike was a minus defender this season, with a DDiff of minus -1.7. It is always troublesome when a five-man has a negative defensive differential, because centers are usually central to a team’s defensive structure. Ike’s offensive skill, size, touch, and experience give him a NBA pathway, but his defensive translation will likely determine whether he becomes more than a depth big.
