He is essentially the exact same size as Lyles. Slightly bigger wingspan, exact same standing reach, same weight.
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He is essentially the exact same size as Lyles. Slightly bigger wingspan, exact same standing reach, same weight.
So what are you trying to say. A seven foot tall player can not play center in today's NBA?
If Ellenson can really shoot the ball, he's the ideal spread-floor 5, but his shooting percentages aren't there yet. His FT% at 75% looks a bit hopeful.
Lyles is more fluid and has better ball skills out on the floor than Ellenson.
He and Lyles will both be good shooters. Like, 35% from 3 and effective close in.
I don't think Ellenson is a center in the NBA, or at least not a good one. I think he will be much better as a PF alongside a more athletic defensive minded center.
Ellenson's skill set looks reminiscent of Enes Kanter. He's not as bruising, but the basic scoring and rebounding appear to be there more or less. His 1.8 blocks per 40 are a bit soft. Standing reach is about the same as Kanter's at 9'0". So the obvious question becomes--can he guard the pick-and-roll or will he get blown by every time like Kanter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snIfYj4RLcQ
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Jazz4ever
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He's not particularly long or athletic. Might play it as well as Okur could. That only worked because Okur had an elite 3 point shot though.
More accurate would be to say that Ellenson is an inch longer all around except standing reach (which is identical). He has the size for center. idk about toughness/mentality for it.
Yes. If Jazz picked him up, I'd guess that Quin would try to match Lyles/Gobert and Favors/Ellenson (or Gobert/Ellenson and Favors/Lyles) as much as possible.
seattlejazzfan
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Skal reminds me of Jake Heaps. Put him in an empty gym and he shines. Put him out there when the lights go on where guys are trying to kick your ***, and he goes dim.
The strange thing about it is that his standing reach (as recorded by DX) seems to have stagnated over the years, despite his actual height increasing. Could just be inaccurate measurements, I suppose.