YAO or BOBAN? How Good Will Zach Edey Be In The NBA? 

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Yao had an impeccable mid range game

Hey, Boban dropped 31 on the nuggets on NATIONAL TV. He ain’t a bust. No one willing to play him like Rick was. Dude is a monster

ZUBAC. I feel like they have similar build, speed and talent. Not a SUPERSTAR, but a slightly above average center that can give you a solid double-double on any given night.

Honestly Edey just needs Wemby’s lateral and flexiblility training and he could be pretty dominant.

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Edey is a unguardable rim protector

#1 pick Edey will be the monster he is. No one can stop this monster!

All great points. I just saw him play for the first time against the huskies or whatever. He had to be a one-man team, and by the end he looked pretty worn out, so they lost. But this kid has insane potential. I still don't buy this small ball thing. I believe it's just as situational as having a limited slow big man. IMO the key will be developing his playmaking. His size advantage gives him a unique ability to survey the floor. This is what nick nurse is working on with embiid this season. If opponents are lacking a real big, it's BBQ chicken all day as shaq would say. They simply need multiple defenders to stop someone like this...which means a teammate is going to be open all the time

Good video but how much footage of Boban in Crvena Zvezda have you watched?

Quite the accurate title

I think he’d be a great pickup for Toronto. Aside from being from Canada, he could slide right into Poetl’s position which would allow them to trade Jacob, and improve his playmaking under the guidance of Kelly Olynyck. His timeline, being an older rookie, would fit in well with Barnes, Barrett n Quickly too.

I think as long as he healthy he gone have a solid career tbh

OKC is the best landing spot for him the spacing & playmakers is going to set Edey up for success early on also if he continues to develop on being a versatile player then that would definitely help him thrive in the league.

No matter what happens, as a Canadian hoops fan im beyond pumped

why not someone in between. I don't think he'll ever have the touch of yao ming but hopefully he stays healthier than yao and actually be a solid starting center and maybe even all-star

I agree with this video. The one thing that so-called analysts are missing about him is upside. Edey hasn’t really played basketball that long. he has improved exponentially. This is a weak draft so he should be picked higher than what he’s projected. I do worry about him being run off the floor. But he’s got so much potential.

Love this analysis!

His playstyle is like zubac of LA Clippers. Pure brute strength.

Don't do boban like that man. An undrafted guy who once average 11 and 8 in 20min in the playoffs and has almost 10 years of nba career is far from bust. If you wanna talk about bust, it should be hasheem thabeet.

Edey's development could mirror Brook Lopez, learning the 3 and becoming a great rim protector in drop coverage

I still think he works in San Antonio or OKC next to Wembanyama or Chet Or to a lesser degree, in Toronto next to Olynyk. I think the key is to pair him with a big whose strengths/flaws are compatible with Edey's strengths/weaknesses

He’s got a killer hook and great offensive awareness but in the title game his defense concerned me he got put in a blender on multiple occasions

More boban but needs to improve footwork & midrange shots

The best thing for Edey's development is to be drafted by a contender like the Bucks, Thunder, or Knicks. These teams wouldn't necessarily need him to contribute immediately, which would allow him to properly adapt to the professional level.

I see shaq and chainberlain

Boban 💯

It will translate, they gonna have to come to the rim eventually

I see Zubac

Reminds me of a taller jahlil okafor 2.0

Welcome to the Thunder

He remind me I’d big country from Vancouver.

ive been saying it for months. if the Thunder get him, that puts Chet at the 4, J Williams at the 3. OKC will be in the WCF next season and title contenders for the next 5+ years.

Was thinking best team for big country Zack Eddy imo Grizzlies and bulls .Not the raptors Plz masai looks like he is planning on draft the whole Canadian national team.

Who out there had an accurate hook shot and can grab 15 boards? I heard the same athleticism critique long ago with Bill Laimbeer, two championships later……

My guess was between kornet and boban

Really hope the Raptors can land this kid.

I feel like he could be a good bench player, like the 7th or 8th man on a fringe playoff team

Ilgauskas.

Worth taking a chance on. Couldn’t be worse than taking Bagley over Luka.

Zydrunas ilgauskas

Jacob Portl

Celtics trading brown to trade up to select edey

What we know is this. That the NBA is going back to needing bigs to win. Denver has proved that last couple of years, Minnesota is now proving that and if you don't have a big to at least slow up Wemby, life is going to be difficult.

To me he'll be a better version of zubac and nurkic. He wont be a star but an impotant part of a rotation

Boban was a euroleague MVP, the 2nd best basketball league in the world

if a guy, who's career highlight is appearing on John Wick movie, has a spot in NBA, Zach for sure has a spot in NBA.

speed and agility will determine how long will he be in nba - he looks very slow

I see Zubac and Steve Adams.

Don't insult Yao like that. Edey's footwork & touch is not even remotely CLOSE to what Yao's was

Zach Edey is going to answer the question could shaqs play style survive in todays NBA.

No way he's gonna be as funny as Boban

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Edey would be decent if paired with Wemby.

Zach Edey is a non-shooting high usage back to the basket center that can't switch on defense and can only do drop coverage on PNR. Not a good combination for modern times. He is also unable to rim run and catch lobs athletically. I don't see it but I wish the best for him to figure it out

kevon looney is a projected KD what i heard. he could be looney.

The next frank kaminsky.

Similiar to Yao Ming. Lazy transition defense Like to sit near the rim Have a good on ball movement Bad stamina Good strength . . . Ancestor probably is Asian

RIK SMITS. Dependable big man, even a starter in a winning team. Not a bust but not a superstar.

The NBA is getting away from big men except when it comes to MVP’s of course. Edey can score the hook at high efficiency. He can rebound. He can create space set screens. Think a team like the Raptors are using Poeltl. Olynyk could play power forward and Edey could play back up center. Edey can destroy zone coverage. Plant him in the middle. Throw him the ball and he can post up and kick out to open 3’s. Definitely can be used on the right team.

How will this affect Lebron's legacy?

Luka Garza?

He is better than both… Unfortunately, Edey was born 15 years too late. His game is not fit in today’s game. He’d be a good bench player though. Like a back-up Center playing 10-12 minutes a games.

The first injury will be his last.

Here we go again, we gonna put a huge expectation to this kid and if he dont meet our expectation we gonna call him all sorts of crazy things 🤦‍♂️ why cant we just let him develop?

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Boban. I watched the championship game and the UCONN center gave him fits with just hustle and quickness and even seemed to be able to get better post position because he could get to the spot first consistently. The NBA is gonna eat him up, and guys like Jalen Green and Antman will be salivating for the opportunity to posterize him.

Boban can shoot the 3 reliably.

are you just hyping edey up cause hes canadian? lol

spruss

I think more Boban? Hahaha

Bol Bol take it or leave it

you know its the weakest draft class if you got players like bronny averaging 4pts a game declaring for it.

Second

CANADA JUICY... Dood I need to find a rock to crawl under now

I am going to go out on a limb and say Zach will be a future NBA MVP. The game will change and goes in cycle. You starting to see the big men coming back like Jokic and Embiid, the last MVPs were all centers.

I hope he won't be Yao, the false superstar who played 8 seasons of which he was hurt lost of the time in 4 seasons. Of course wishing him to be like Hoban is cruel.

Here’s the thing…. The nba currently is so in love with the three point shot, a lot of them are too damn ageist when it comes to older prospects People will look at Eddy and would want him to spread the floor, despite him having a size advantage over 50% of the bugs in the league

Boban

He played almost all the minutes in the tournament. I can't believe the people that say he's a second round or an undrafted pick. He's obviously better than majority of backup centers. And this draft is super weak, this shouldn't even be a debate He's a lottery pick. If he falls, he'll go to Denver and be fine.

It is the responsibility of toronto raptors to. pick him!

Why do people act like he can’t get better? Like he’s a finished product? Makes no sense ..

Neither

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absolute bust

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