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106102, More risk than reward.
Posted by Frank Longo, Mon Jun-22-15 10:40 AM
I was high on him early when he was beating up on bad teams... but then that's all he was really able to do, because he struggled in games against guys with anything resembling height and strength in the post.

He's got good size and length... but if people think Jah is laterally slow, they will be aghast at this guy. He is the embodiment of the Basa "Stiff Hips" joke.

He's got a nice little jumper and he finishes nicely at the rim... but he lacks post moves and isn't fast or strong enough to survive in the NBA without some.

As of now, he looks like he *could* stick on the right low-tempo team who can play him alongside a stronger, savvier post defender so he could focus on the weak side. If he finds the right situation like that, he could actually do rather well (maybe Indiana, for instance).

Not convinced he's ever a starter, but he could be a valuable bench guy to come in, rebound, block, and act as a real PnR threat on offense. He's just *so* slow and *so* stiff and not nearly strong enough at this point. Any GM taking him top ten needs to have his LinkedIn account updated.