James Nnaji

NBA DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

POSITION: CFROM: Barcelona
(Nigeria)
HT: 6-10WT: NA
BORN: NAYEAR: Int.04WING: NAREACH: NA

Draft Notes

James Nnaji is a raw, powerful and athletic post player with massive upside but a very unrefined game. What he lacks in polish he makes up for with elite physical tools and the type of size, power and mobility that make NBA scouts drool.


Comparisons

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Draft Projection

lottery to mid first round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft

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2023 Center Rankings

  1. Victor Wembanyama – 7-4 – France
  2. Adem Bona – 6-10 – UCLA (Turkey)
  3. Dereck Lively – 7-0 – Duke
  4. James Nnaji – 6-10 – Barcelona (Nigeria)
  5. Kel’el Ware – 7-0 – Oregon
  6. Zach Edey – 7-4 – Purdue
  7. Tristan Vukcevic – 6-10 – Serbia
  8. Clifford Omoruyi – 6-11 – Rutgers (Nigeria) 
  9. Oumar Ballo – 6-10 – Arizona (Mali) 
  10. Zvonimir Ivisic – 7-3 – Croatia
  11. Oscar Tshiebwe – 6-9 – Kentucky (Congo)
  12. Armando Bacot – 6-9 – UNC
  13. Hunter Dickenson – 7-1 – Michigan
  14. Jonathan Tchamwa.T… – 6-8 – Baylor (Cameroon)
  15. Nfaly Dante – 7-0 – Oregon (Mali)
  16. Jamarion Sharp – 7-5 – W. Kentucky
  17. Charles Bediako – 6-11 – Alabama (Canada)