Berke Buyuktuncel

Draft Notes

Buyuktuncel is a versatile 6-9 lefty forward who impacts both ends of the floor.

He’s a skilled offensive talent with a nose for the basket and does a good job of finding lanes and openings in the defense and getting to the rim. He might not be the most bouncy or twitchy athlete but has good awareness and timing and knows how to cut off ball and get open in the lane.

He shows some promise as an outside shooter but is not yet a real threat from downtown. Uses pump fakes and ball fakes well to get open.

Can guard inside and out and switch from bigs to wings and even defend guards fin a pinch. His high level awareness shows up on the defensive end too, where he reads passing lanes well and is a good off the ball defender.

Plays with a lot of passion and energy.

Comparisons

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Draft Projection

second round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft or 2025 NBA Draft

2024 SF Rankings

1. Matas Buzelis – 6-10 – G League Ignite
2. Ron Holland – 6-8 – G League Ignite
3. Justin Edwards – 6-7 – Kentucky
4. Mackenzie Mgbako – 6-8 – Indiana
5. Dillon Mitchell – 6-7 – Texas
6. Cody Williams – 6-8 – Colorado
7. Kwame Evans Jr. – 6-9 – Oregon
8. Berke Buyuktuncel – 6-9 – Turkey
9. Baba Miller – 6-11 – Florida State (Spain)
10. Zaccharie Risarcher – 6-9 – France
11. Trentyn Flowers – 6-8 – 36ers, NBL
12. Melvin Ajinca – 6-7 – France
13. Dillon Jones – 6-6 – Weber State
14. Marquise Rice – 6-5 – NC State
15. Mookie Cook – 6-5 – Oregon
16. Jalen Bridges – 6-7 – Baylor
17. Terrence Shannon Jr. – 6-7 – Illinois
18. Samis Calderon – 6-7 – Brazil
19. Tyler Burton – 6-7 – Villanova
20. Arthur Kaluma – 6-7 – Kansas State
21. Tucker DeVries – 6-7 – Drake
22. Jordan Burks – 6-9 – Kentucky
23. Elijah Fisher – 6-7 – DePaul
24. Javonte Taylor – 6-8 – Memphis
25. Tre White – 6-6 – Louisville
26. Cam’Ron Fletcher – 6-7 – Florida State
27. Abramo Canka – 6-7 – UCLA (Italy)
28. Nathan Missia-Dio – 6-8 – Overtime Elite (Belgium)
29. Puff Johnson – 6-8 – Penn State