Adama Bal Scouting Report

With back-to-back first round picks, Santa Clara adds another promising prospect in Adama Bal. Will the Frenchman be able to make it three in a row? See the detailed scouting report in the link below.

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The continuously changing NBA game forces front offices to value multi-positional players more and more. Therefore, a 6’7” pick-and-roll playmaker with solid handles will be an attractive profile evaluated in bunches.

Although Bal is one of the youngest upperclassmen in the country this upcoming season, he hasn’t had a lot of experience yet with 318 minutes in two seasons at Arizona. The sample size is less than you’d like to see, but Bal’s recent play for France at the FIBA U20 European Championship is a great example of what to expect when he’s given more responsibilities on the court.

Looking at the numbers, we’ve seen Bal convert 38.9% of his 121 three-point attempts in the last two seasons. Despite not playing any minutes in the NCAA Tournament, Bal was trusted as a ball-mover and floor-spacing shooter. During France’s road to the gold medal this summer, we saw Bal start the tournament in a role similar to what he did as a Wildcat, and slowl…