Noah Penda

Draft Notes

Penda is a big-bodied forward from France who has the size and length for the NBA game.

He’s a crafty offensive player who can handle the ball, has range on his jumper and can face-up and drive the ball. He’s not much of an above the rim player but has a knack for scoring around the basket and over length.

He’s a good cutter and moves well off the ball, finding space in the defense.

A solid rebounder who can carve out space in the lane, Penda uses his strength well and is a real force on the floor.

He’s one of the more intriguing defenders in the class and I think he has a chance to be a standout defender at the NBA level.

Comparisons

• DeMarre Carroll

Draft Projection

late first to mid second round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft

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2025 PF Rankings

1. Cooper Flagg – 6-9 – Duke
2. Collin Murray-Boyles – 6-7 – South Carolina
3. Noa Essengue – 6-10 – France
4. Rasheer Fleming – 6-9 – St. Joseph’s
5. Asa Newell – 6-10 – Georgia
6. Noah Penda – 6-8 – France
7. Bogoljub Markovic – 6-10 – Serbia
8. Johni Broome – 6-10 – Auburn
9. Malique Lewis – 6-8 – SE Melbourne, NBL (Trinidad and Tobago)
10. Eric Dixon – 6-8 – Villanova
11. Mohamed Diawara – 6-10 – France
12. Izan Almansa – 6-10 – Perth, NBL (Spain)
13. Igor Milicic Jr. – 6-10 – Tennessee (Croatia)
14. Andrew Carr – 6-11 – Kentucky
15. Grant Nelson – 6-11 – Alabama
16. Coleman Hawkins – 6-10 – Kansas State
17. Norchad Omier – 6-7 – Baylor (Nicaragua)
18. Ian Schieffelin – 6-9 – Clemson
19. K.J. Adams Jr. – 6-7 – Kansas
20. Bryce Hopkins – 6-6 – Providence