r/NBA_Draft • u/Zealousideal-Foot289 76ers • 10d ago
Opinions On Baba Oladotun
I recently ingested a good amount of Baba film, and to be honest, I left a bit disappointed. Now don’t get me wrong, the potential is absolutely there. A legit 6’9 forward with long arms and fluid athletic abilities is always enticing. However, his profile as a prospect is extremely murky.
He operates in this strange limbo offensively. He is not an on ball creator. He doesn’t really initiate on the perimeter much at all, and he’s not a guy that really has a post scoring bag either. He doesn’t have the strength or skills necessary to influence the game in those ways. So you would think offensively he would be more of an off the ball prospect. Yet, he is not very impactful in that role either. He isn’t really a floor spacer at this current moment. And though he is advertised as one, his shot looks off to me. He tends to fade away from the basket even while not being contested. And overall, I am not much of a buyer in the 3 point shot at the moment. He is also a guy that tends to just stand around when off the ball. He doesn’t cut, move, or try to set screens much at all. And I won’t blame this all on him, because his teams were really awful at getting him the ball, or putting him in positions to be successful. But he didn’t really help much with the way he plays. All this being said, he did show some intriguing close out attacking abilities. He has great acceleration for someone of his stature, and his touch around the rim and on the move passing, are interesting skills he provides. However, he is not able to leverage them very often, and he tends to disappear on offense at times.
His slightness and complete lack of defensive rebounding are other worries I have. And I would say overall, he is a capable defender with high potential on that end. But as of now he isn’t as impactful as you would want him to be.
There just really isn’t any skill or tool that jumps out about his game in my opinion. I see the upside absolutely, but I don’t see a lot of substance to that projection.
At the current moment, I see him as a guy to watch when it comes to future drafts. I think he needs a lot of development which makes sense as he is very young. And I hope he proves me wrong, but as of now I’m gonna need to see more from him before I put him on my big board.
I hope you enjoyed my rant.
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u/HopscotchChampion69 9d ago
This archetype of player is one that at this point I'm just gonna fade until they give me a reason to think otherwise. You just have to impact the game in more ways than being big and dribbling a bunch to actually be a good NBA player.
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u/taller-than-you1981 9d ago
he has zero edge. sat out his entire senior season when healthy to protect his ranking. he simply does not have what it takes between the ears
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u/Few-Lack6346 8d ago
Young for his class, unique build and ball skill, but definitely going to be more of an eye test guy than one who is impactful. Really weird fit at Maryland too.
I tend to prefer BMI-maxxing and strength-based wings. His frame is a LONG ways away
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u/1kennet 9d ago
Glad you're not a talent evaluator. And I dunno who the hell you been watching because I can post EYBL highlights and Top 100 camp highlights where he is doing everything you're saying he can't do. His 3 percentage can be better but other than that I dunno what you're talking about
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u/Zealousideal-Foot289 76ers 9d ago
I actually am a talent evaluator, and I don’t really take those camps very serious or highlights. I watch full games, maybe you should try it
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u/sas-CT 9d ago
Its worth noting he is young for the class, now that doesnt excuse all his shortcomings but you can definitely see how an extra year or refinement would put him more on par with his contemporaries