NBA Comparison: Robert Sacre

Strengths: A face up seven-footer with a good touch and post footwork … Has quality shot mechanics and shot 44.4% from three during his senior season … He can score from the post, midrange, and three point line … Doesn’t force his offense, and will take what the defense gives him. Is a solid mid-range jump shooter that helps to provide spacing … Does a good job communicating defensively and helps teammates into correct positions … Blocks shots defensively from odd angles, allowing him to recover after getting beat … Is a willing passer out of the post, won’t force his offense … Can be very effective as a pick and pop threat as well as filling the trailer position … Sets good, solid ball screens that create room for ball handlers and forces defensive rotations … Shot 79% from the free throw line as a senior, 74% for his career …

Weaknesses: Struggled to live up to expectations that he had going into his senior year after an extremely promising three seasons at Wake Forest … He’s a skilled bigman with above average athleticism, but for whatever reason struggles to play to his abilities … Despite his good post footwork, has terrible footwork when catching the ball outside the post, which prevents him from attacking defenders right away off the catch … Is not a player that you can play through on offense effectively, as he struggles when a defense keys on him … Needs to work on toughness … Didn’t rebound the ball well his senior year, and gave up rebounding position to opponents which in turn allowed for put back opportunities … Recorded 9 rebounds a night as a junior, but never more than 5.5 the rest of his career … Wildly inconsistent, you never know what you’ll get from him from one night to the next …

Outlook: Sarr is ultimately a complementary piece and his pro career will rely on him embracing that role … He can provide spacing, but he doesn’t offer much beyond shooting … He can score from the post, but likely won’t make a living as a post scorer … He’s an unselfish player and has decent to good mobility, so there is a chance that he becomes a bench player for an NBA team providing depth, but is probably a better fit playing in a league a step below the NBA …

Notes: Hails from Toulouse, France …

Eric Yearian 5/15/21