Washington Wizards: 5 takeaways from 2017 NBA Summer League

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4. Daniel Ochefu was good but not great

Daniel Ochefu performed well over the course of five games and took advantage of his size over opponents. He showcased a couple moves in the paint utilizing his strength, but will still need to work on his repertoire to take his game to a true NBA-ready level.

The largest drawback was his performance against the Miami Heat. He committed an atrocious nine fouls on the night while the team struggled with the same issue. It was by far his worst performance of the tournament and was easily outshined by Miami’s Bam Adebayo.

Through Ochefu’s playing time in the tournament, he averaged a decent 7.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. It seems worth the argument he should have gotten more playing time, averaging just 21.2 minutes per game.

Ochefu still has to improve on the defensive side of the ball and has ways to go before teams consider him a decent candidate coming off the bench.

Daniel Ochefu signed a three-year contract with the Washington Wizards last July, but is only guaranteed $50,000 leading up to Jan. 10, 2018.

He will have to make the most of his opportunities, if any at all coming behind Jason Smith and Ian Mahinmi.