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NBA Mock Draft 2016: Impact of the NCAA Tournament

By Maxwell Ogden

Apr 1, 2016; Houston , TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) during practice day prior to the 2016 NCAA Men
Apr 1, 2016; Houston , TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) during practice day prior to the 2016 NCAA Men /
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March 18, 2016; Spokane , WA, USA; California Golden Bears forward Ivan Rabb (1) controls the ball against Hawaii Rainbow Warriors guard Sai Tummala (12) during the first half of the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
March 18, 2016; Spokane , WA, USA; California Golden Bears forward Ivan Rabb (1) controls the ball against Hawaii Rainbow Warriors guard Sai Tummala (12) during the first half of the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

10. Ivan Rabb, California Golden Bears

Position: Forward/Center

Age: 19 (2/4/1997)

Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’9.75″, 215 pounds, 7’2″

Slash Line: .615/.500/.669

Season Averages: 28.7 MPG, 12.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 2.8 ORPG, 1.2 BPG

Key Strengths

  • Offensive rebounding.
  • Positioning down low. Very thin, but he knows how to use his body along the interior.
  • Defensive potential. Athleticism, length, and basketball IQ to excel.
  • Floater. Pulls up and hits it in traffic.
  • Basketball IQ. Footwork is improving and he uses the glasses to finish in the paint.

Key Weaknesses

  • Very thin. Can’t overcome solid box-outs.
  • Limited offensive game fundamentally.
  • Fluid athlete, but doesn’t always get up in traffic.

Analysis

The California Golden Bears may not have achieved much, but the upside of the Top 2 players on the roster is ridiculous. The second of those two is Ivan Rabb, who is the Jaylen Brown of interior players in 2016.

Rabb doesn’t offer much fundamentally in the short-term, but he’s already an excellent offensive rebounder and explosive athlete.

Rabb’s flaws are fundamental, and that’s the foundation for his being an upside player. He’s very thin, but Rabb understands the game, positions himself well down low, and knows how to use the glass in order to make efficient plays around the basket.

Once Rabb’s range expands, and it should, he could provide a Chris Bosh type of two-way impact.

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