In the past two years,Zach EdeyDid not have colleagues in college basketball.
OfPurdueLarge was just as decorated as a figure that the sport has seen the sport for decades, who has set flashy score and rebound figures, did it with relative efficiency and became the first person to praise the six large national player for the year in the following yearssweep on the following years agoBill Waltonin 1972 and 1973.
Physically, unlike someone else he went against, and towered the competition every time he took the court, even against some of the best and most talented teams in the country.
Life in the NBA characters is a bit different.
When Edey is preparing at the next level, a journey that starts this week2024 NBA Draft, apparently there has been endless analysis of how his capacities, characteristics and lacks translate into the NBA, and what it can all mean for his professional future.
As part of this broader evaluation, compared between Edey and current and former NBA players.When they first come to the professional rows.
For Edey, given his pure size and skills kit, it is a slightly larger challenge (not a word games calculated) to draw a parallel, not only for a player in the modern NBA, but also in the existence of the competition.
With the NBA design of 2024 in Brooklyn, which starts on Wednesday evening, there is a look at where players Edey have been compared in recent weeks and months:
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Zach Edey NBA players comparisons
Given his skills and his enormous height, Edey is mainly compared to traditional centers with offensive games that stretch not far from the paint.
Regular comparisons were Jonas Valanciunas from New Orleans Pelicans and Ivica Zubac from Clippers in Los Angeles.(The other is Victor Wembanyama).
Here is a selection of NBA players in the past and present, which Edey has been compared to different companies:
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The Ringer: Jonas Valaciunas, Ivica Zubac
“Difficult to stop interior scores, not only because of its pure size, but also because of his skills and touch.But his huge presence is improved by his agility. "
Bleacher -rapport: Jonas Valanciunas
“Although Edey is considerably higher, he has the chance to have a similar influence on Valancunas, who is third in the NBA post-up frequency and is appreciated for his physical nature around the curve.-15 minutes Permatch If his team is confronted with a center that likes to play away from the basket. "
Fox Sports: Zaza Pachulia
"It is the" almost outdated "that the possibility leaves Edeey a first choice of a size. There are coaches who still appreciate a formidable screen set and reliable post scorer on the security schedule to go to certain situations. Zaza Pachulia may be Edey's Spirit Animal.
Nbadraft.net: Boban Marjanovic
"Because of the minimum, because of its size, strength and smarts, a niche in NBA can certainly separate in minutes as an edge protector and sneaky offensive after presence."
Hoopshype: Boban Marjanovic
From a mentioned NBA explorer to Michael Scotto:
"People are talking about Edey in the first round and I wonder if we are really talking about a situational big man in the first round? Should he be a backup every night?"
The Sporting News: Yao Ming
"Last year, College Basketball Pages Jon Rothstein invented the idea that" Edey Yao is from college basketball. "All star.
Zach Edey -height
At the NBA design in 2024 in Chicago, Edey was measured on 7 feet, 3 3/4 inch without shoes.
Zach Edey Statistics
About hisFour years at Purdue, Edey was on average 18.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per day. Tax during photographing 62.1% from the field and 70.6% of the free running line.
Here is a year for the year, look at his university production:
- 2020-21: 8.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.1 BPG, 59.7% Velddafetingen, 71.4% Frikast
- 2021-22: 14.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 BPG, 64.8% Velddafetingen, 64.9% Frikast
- 2022-23: 22.3 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 2.1 BPG, 60.7% Velddafetingen, 73.4% Frikast
- 2023-24: 25.2 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 2.2 BPG, 62.3% Velddafetingen, 71.1% Frikast
