Kezie Okpala
Pro comparison
Similar to Sam Dekker, Deng Adel, and Dorian-Finney Smith
NBA projection
Rotation player
Measurements
6'9" 215 lbs 19 years old
Similar to Sam Dekker, Deng Adel, and Dorian-Finney Smith
NBA projection
Rotation player
Measurements
6'9" 215 lbs 19 years old
Projectable Skills
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Improvement Areas
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Potential Questions/Concerns
- Can he develop into an efficient low-usage offensive player in the NBA?
- How long will it take for his skills to fully develop?
- How ready will he be to start contributing in the NBA at an early stage?
- What's the best way to maximize his strengths?
Write Up
KZ Okpala was one of the more interesting returning prospects this season due to his impressive NBA size and budding skill set. Okpala seemed eager to showcase himself as he came flying out of the gates with 29 pts, 11 rebs, and 5 asts in his 1st game and 23 pts and 3 stls in his 2nd game, he later fell back to earth a bit, but did a great job showing off his newly developed skills throughout the season. Okpala improved in almost every major statistical category this season and boosted his scoring production by +6 points. He's still rounding out his offensive game, but showed vast improvement in his creating, shooting, and strength. He has projectable NBA size/versatility and could prove to be a valuable pickup in the mid-late first round. Overall, Okpala is a nice developmental prospect, he worked hard in the off-season to improve his game, but he still has some time to go before he reaches his full potential, at this stage he's good at a few things, but average at a number of things (improvement from being raw at the majority of things his freshman season). He has good physical/athletic tools to work with and has the potential to be a late bloomer/sleeper in this years draft.
KZ Okpala was one of the more interesting returning prospects this season due to his impressive NBA size and budding skill set. Okpala seemed eager to showcase himself as he came flying out of the gates with 29 pts, 11 rebs, and 5 asts in his 1st game and 23 pts and 3 stls in his 2nd game, he later fell back to earth a bit, but did a great job showing off his newly developed skills throughout the season. Okpala improved in almost every major statistical category this season and boosted his scoring production by +6 points. He's still rounding out his offensive game, but showed vast improvement in his creating, shooting, and strength. He has projectable NBA size/versatility and could prove to be a valuable pickup in the mid-late first round. Overall, Okpala is a nice developmental prospect, he worked hard in the off-season to improve his game, but he still has some time to go before he reaches his full potential, at this stage he's good at a few things, but average at a number of things (improvement from being raw at the majority of things his freshman season). He has good physical/athletic tools to work with and has the potential to be a late bloomer/sleeper in this years draft.