Purdue's Zach Edey is one of the most dominant big men in college basketball history, but will his game translate to the NBA? Ric Bucher spoke with several NBA executives to find out.
From a physical standpoint, Purdue center Zach Edey is hard to miss. As an NBA Draft prospect? It's a completely different story. He's a 7-foot-4, 300-pound Rorschach test; what he ultimately could be at the next level depends on the beholder's imagination. And which team's imagination runs wild will determine exactly where he's taken. 'He will be a polarizing prospect in this draft,' said one Eastern Conference executive.
Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez attempted seven 3-pointers — all misses — his first six years in the league. He's averaged four-or-more per game the last six seasons and shot a respectable 35% from 3-point range. 'He's come a long way from where he was,' the executive said of Edey, 'and the growth he's shown in terms of movement has elevated his status.' In one way, though, the NBA big-man revival does work against him.
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