Adem Bona

Draft Notes

Adem Bona is an incredibly fast and explosive open court athlete with quick twitch athleticism. He changes ends in a flash, has great upside as a defender and transition player and makes incredibly quick cuts to the basket.

Bona has a strong build but is also a very graceful and fluid athlete. He’s got a great feel for making cuts for back door lobs and for filling the lane in transition, where he’s a great at attacking the rim.

At this point he does most of his scoring in the lane and he does a really good job of facing up and taking his man of the dribble, using his elite quickness to blow by the defender.

Comparisons

• faster Al Harrington
• Robert Williams

Draft Projection

first round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft

2024 Centers

1. Alexandre Sarr – 7-1 – Perth Wildcats, NBL (France)
2. Donovan Clingan – 7-2 – UConn
3. Yves Missi – 6-11 – Baylor (Cameroon)
4. Aaron Bradshaw – 7-1 – Kentucky
5. Adem Bona – 6-10 – UCLA (Nigeria)
6. Kel’el Ware – 7-0 – Indiana
7. Aday Mara – 7-3 – UCLA (Spain)
8. Xavier Booker – 6-11 – Michigan State
9. Lacklan Olbrich – 6-10 – Illawarra Hawks, NBL
10. Hunter Dickenson – 7-1 – Kansas
11. DaRon Holmes II – 6-10 – Dayton
12. Felix Okpara – 6-11 – Ohio State (Nigeria)
13. Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso – 7-0 – Kentucky (Nigeria)
14. Zach Edey – 7-4 – Purdue (Canada)
15. Zvonimir Ivisic – 7-3 – Kentucky (Croatia)
16. Vincent Iwuchukwu – 7-0 – USC
17. Clifford Omoruyi – 6-11 – Rutgers (Nigeria) 
18. Baye Fall – 6-11 – Arkansas (Senegal)
19. Ryan Kalkbrenner – 7-1 – Creighton
20. Braxton Meah – 7-1 – Washington
21. Yohan Traore – 6-10 – NA (France)
22. Mady Sissoko – 6-10 – Michigan State (Mali)
23. Eli Ndiaye – 6-8 – Spain
24. Oumar Ballo – 6-10 – Arizona (Mali) 
25. Nfaly Dante – 7-0 – Oregon (Mali)
26. Armando Bacot – 6-9 – UNC