2012 NBA Draft Profile: Fab Melo
Fab Melo
Syracuse - Sophomore (Born 1990)
Center
7'0" 255lbs
The Good:
- 7'3" wingspan
- improved greatly from freshman to sophomore year
- great shot blocker
- very good offensive rebounder
- good NBA size
- good athlete - runs the floors well
- potential
The Bad:
- two years older than other sophomores
- very inexperienced - only played one year of big minutes in college
- not a big scorer - not much of an offensive game
- will be a project - hasn't played basketball for very long
- not good at drawing fouls
- low basketball IQ - still learning the game
NBA Comparison:
Brendan Haywood
The Skinny:
Fab Melo is definitely a project, but his size and athleticism make him worth the risk of a late first round pick.
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3 comments
Yikes, avoid. Dude has zero offensive game. And he's from Syracuse. So that means Kahn will trade Derrick Williams for a mid first round pick so that he can draft him...
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@CollegeWolf He's "old" (in draft terms) plus raw and inexperienced, so there are plenty of better options. But you can always count on teams overvaluing big men on draft night.
