YAO or BOBAN? How Good Will Zach Edey Be In The NBA?

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Ай бұрын

He may not have superstar potential in the Association, but there's a path for Edey to be a solid NBA big man who contributes as soon as next year.
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@cooldudes6025 Ай бұрын

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@SVLMMusic Ай бұрын

Channel 52 baby, good old days.

@carlocalingasan998 Ай бұрын

Yao had an impeccable mid range game

@Mdpiddy Ай бұрын

Hey, Boban dropped 31 on the nuggets on NATIONAL TV. He ain’t a bust. No one willing to play him like Rick was. Dude is a monster

@Joefdgtr Ай бұрын

A Monster ? Hes a respectable bench 3rd option.

@Mdpiddy Ай бұрын

@@Joefdgtr come back here when he’s a starter

@WKng11 Ай бұрын

@@Mdpiddywhen who’s a starter? Boban is 35 years old at this point. Considering his physical profile, there’s probably a reason so many different teams choose to play him conservatively.

@Mdpiddy Ай бұрын

@@WKng11sorry, I assumed your post was about my Kenny Loften comment on a different post 😂. But they wasted Boban’s career. Should’ve been a nightly spark and double/double off the bench.

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Ай бұрын

Bobby can play. Just doesn't fit the 3 PT formula. Sad

@geefryherrera3261 Ай бұрын

ZUBAC. I feel like they have similar build, speed and talent. Not a SUPERSTAR, but a slightly above average center that can give you a solid double-double on any given night.

@hurricanestarang Ай бұрын

I'm really waiting to see how quick he can be with the other NBA big men.. I feel like he moves like his legs weigh 300lbs themselves

@sugu8403 Ай бұрын

Can’t be Zubac he’s too fluid in the post. I haven’t seen Edey move like that in College.

@Lucciii32 Ай бұрын

@@hurricanestarangsmall ball pick and roll liability, defensive switch liability

@hurricanestarang Ай бұрын

@@Lucciii32 absolutely

@johnpalcon7570 Ай бұрын

Honestly Edey just needs Wemby’s lateral and flexiblility training and he could be pretty dominant.

@THEJLZX Ай бұрын

Jose is killing it !!!!!!!!! no other youtube channel is cooking up content as hard + as consistently as the score

@SuperJay12jay Ай бұрын

#1 pick Edey will be the monster he is. No one can stop this monster!

@kuruptzZz Ай бұрын

All great points. I just saw him play for the first time against the huskies or whatever. He had to be a one-man team, and by the end he looked pretty worn out, so they lost. But this kid has insane potential. I still don't buy this small ball thing. I believe it's just as situational as having a limited slow big man. IMO the key will be developing his playmaking. His size advantage gives him a unique ability to survey the floor. This is what nick nurse is working on with embiid this season. If opponents are lacking a real big, it's BBQ chicken all day as shaq would say. They simply need multiple defenders to stop someone like this...which means a teammate is going to be open all the time

@Lucciii32 Ай бұрын

They literally don’t need multiple defenders to stop this dude 😭😭 he’d get locked up by sub par 7 footers. He can’t space the floor or guard the small ball pick and roll. His post offensive game is inflated as there’s not to many guys that can match his size in college. This won’t be the case in the league, he’ll be a solid role player at best. Similar to Boban.

@kuruptzZz Ай бұрын

@@Lucciii32 Why do you think so? When it comes to basketball, size and strength makes up for a lot of flaws. Many teams play a 6'10 or under big man nowadays. Someone that size can't even contest a 7'4 monster's hook shot, or prevent his 300lb frame from backing them down

@HowardBianchi-bu3rt 20 күн бұрын

E Weighs 280.

@ASURAN24 Ай бұрын

Love this analysis!

@seanharrison3504 Ай бұрын

I think he’d be a great pickup for Toronto. Aside from being from Canada, he could slide right into Poetl’s position which would allow them to trade Jacob, and improve his playmaking under the guidance of Kelly Olynyck. His timeline, being an older rookie, would fit in well with Barnes, Barrett n Quickly too.

@sugu8403 Ай бұрын

You would keep Poeltl to move him to the bench when the time is right, and you would move Kelly to the PF spot.

@calmfy1406 Ай бұрын

Quite the accurate title

@Max-kw2hp Ай бұрын

Good video but how much footage of Boban in Crvena Zvezda have you watched?

@natedogg890 Ай бұрын

No matter what happens, as a Canadian hoops fan im beyond pumped

@marcofantesini5058 Ай бұрын

Edey is a unguardable rim protector

@jerseygetsherwetter345 Ай бұрын

I think as long as he healthy he gone have a solid career tbh

@emote7312 Ай бұрын

I agree with this video. The one thing that so-called analysts are missing about him is upside. Edey hasn’t really played basketball that long. he has improved exponentially. This is a weak draft so he should be picked higher than what he’s projected. I do worry about him being run off the floor. But he’s got so much potential.

@slender289 Ай бұрын

OKC is the best landing spot for him the spacing & playmakers is going to set Edey up for success early on also if he continues to develop on being a versatile player then that would definitely help him thrive in the league.

@elucidator4030 Ай бұрын

Chet unlocked em by having a 3ball. clog the paint and shai wouldn’t be as effective no?

@tommyj653 12 күн бұрын

I think his ceiling is better Zubac, his floor is tacko

@wavelink1744 Ай бұрын

Edey's development could mirror Brook Lopez, learning the 3 and becoming a great rim protector in drop coverage

@kirillsergeyev7116 Ай бұрын

Lopez was one of the most skilled post bigs coming into the league. Edey is not even close to as skilles

@DubCmusicTV Ай бұрын

Brook Lopez and Horford are legends in the NBA

@redhorse6652 Ай бұрын

Okay how about his twin brother Robin Lopez?

@migsnaidas4107 Ай бұрын

His playstyle is like zubac of LA Clippers. Pure brute strength.

@redhorse6652 Ай бұрын

Or Valentunas of the Pelicans. Not as agile but 4 inches taller.

@RealTomahawk7 Ай бұрын

The best thing for Edey's development is to be drafted by a contender like the Bucks, Thunder, or Knicks. These teams wouldn't necessarily need him to contribute immediately, which would allow him to properly adapt to the professional level.

@YungFargo Ай бұрын

You mean the Miami Heat

@karatechap555 Ай бұрын

why not someone in between. I don't think he'll ever have the touch of yao ming but hopefully he stays healthier than yao and actually be a solid starting center and maybe even all-star

@Soadsgotaload Ай бұрын

He’s got a killer hook and great offensive awareness but in the title game his defense concerned me he got put in a blender on multiple occasions

@slobberkissintl3548 Ай бұрын

I still think he works in San Antonio or OKC next to Wembanyama or Chet Or to a lesser degree, in Toronto next to Olynyk. I think the key is to pair him with a big whose strengths/flaws are compatible with Edey's strengths/weaknesses

@alimfuzzy Ай бұрын

Definately wrong for okc.

@benjaminlim3921 Ай бұрын

More boban but needs to improve footwork & midrange shots

@william20066 Ай бұрын

He remind me I’d big country from Vancouver.

@BzBuck Ай бұрын

My guess was between kornet and boban

@shaolinrasta2289 Ай бұрын

Really hope the Raptors can land this kid.

@khurramhussain3069 Ай бұрын

Please no

@shaolinrasta2289 Ай бұрын

@@khurramhussain3069 🥲

@kirillsergeyev7116 Ай бұрын

Speak for yourself I’d be so mad

@farquadshmoogle9120 Ай бұрын

ive been saying it for months. if the Thunder get him, that puts Chet at the 4, J Williams at the 3. OKC will be in the WCF next season and title contenders for the next 5+ years.

@charlesfranczyk3458 Ай бұрын

Doesn't remotely fit the OKC system offensively or defensively

@henry7486 Ай бұрын

I feel like he could be a good bench player, like the 7th or 8th man on a fringe playoff team

@kwykwyk8447 Ай бұрын

Reminds me of a taller jahlil okafor 2.0

@ExplodingPoteto Ай бұрын

I see Zubac and Steve Adams.

@Oscar_Robertson Ай бұрын

I see Shaq and wilt chainberlain

@nbapbaupdate8338 Ай бұрын

Boban 💯

@KRajah-lg6ix Ай бұрын

Worth taking a chance on. Couldn’t be worse than taking Bagley over Luka.

@onebadassmuffin Ай бұрын

Welcome to the Thunder

@jakethedawg4870 Ай бұрын

Don't do boban like that man. An undrafted guy who once average 11 and 8 in 20min in the playoffs and has almost 10 years of nba career is far from bust. If you wanna talk about bust, it should be hasheem thabeet.

@badyearz Ай бұрын

I see Zubac

@Chrisinlgy Ай бұрын

if a guy, who's career highlight is appearing on John Wick movie, has a spot in NBA, Zach for sure has a spot in NBA.

@Unbounded7 Ай бұрын

It will translate, they gonna have to come to the rim eventually

@Oscar_Robertson Ай бұрын

I see shaq and chainberlain

@tontonpacute Ай бұрын

Boban was a euroleague MVP, the 2nd best basketball league in the world

@JoeCash89 Ай бұрын

He was the Serbian League MVP. In EuroLeague, he won "MVP of Round 10" in 2013, not of the whole league.

@noelpink1068 Ай бұрын

Jacob Portl

@teejaye6226 27 күн бұрын

What we know is this. That the NBA is going back to needing bigs to win. Denver has proved that last couple of years, Minnesota is now proving that and if you don't have a big to at least slow up Wemby, life is going to be difficult.

@mbwell Ай бұрын

Who out there had an accurate hook shot and can grab 15 boards? I heard the same athleticism critique long ago with Bill Laimbeer, two championships later……

@MinBetBankroll Ай бұрын

Was thinking best team for big country Zack Eddy imo Grizzlies and bulls .Not the raptors Plz masai looks like he is planning on draft the whole Canadian national team.

@alimfuzzy Ай бұрын

Zach Edey is going to answer the question could shaqs play style survive in todays NBA.

@Love_and_Soul Ай бұрын

But Shaq is quicker 💀

@johnreydelatorre3450 Ай бұрын

Ilgauskas.

@irvingzeistman9828 Ай бұрын

Zydrunas ilgauskas

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Ай бұрын

Don't do Z this way

@BloomsArchitect Ай бұрын

Zach Edey is a non-shooting high usage back to the basket center that can't switch on defense and can only do drop coverage on PNR. Not a good combination for modern times. He is also unable to rim run and catch lobs athletically. I don't see it but I wish the best for him to figure it out

@Oscar_Robertson Ай бұрын

Celtics trading brown to trade up to select edey

@LoneSamurai_X Ай бұрын

Don't insult Yao like that. Edey's footwork & touch is not even remotely CLOSE to what Yao's was

@espiritupete Ай бұрын

To me he'll be a better version of zubac and nurkic. He wont be a star but an impotant part of a rotation

@kazehana877 Ай бұрын

Edey would be decent if paired with Wemby.

@catchnkill Ай бұрын

Can't agree more. He complements Wemby well. Wemby is skillful but too light. He cannot defend 250 260 pounds fellow down low. Zach can. He can drop low and not come out from the paint area. Wemby can stay one step behind the arc and try to block every three points shot launched.

@DylanGott Ай бұрын

No way he's gonna be as funny as Boban

@canadianchungus701 Ай бұрын

speed and agility will determine how long will he be in nba - he looks very slow

@tray22 Ай бұрын

His lane agility numbers were a second faster than KDs were, and his 3/4 court speed was identical to KDs.

@canadianchungus701 Ай бұрын

@@tray22 being tested in ideal condition VS adjusting to in-game speed are very different

@tray22 Ай бұрын

@canadianchungus701 True but skills like that scale. I would expect his on court and in-game speeds to be near KDs since under ideal conditions, they were similar. If they don't compare at all, the league wouldn't have them even rested in that way.

@canadianchungus701 Ай бұрын

@@tray22 not necessarily - NBA draft combine shows plenty of players tearing up all sorts of times only to never be drafted or be out of the league. Edey is dominant in NCAA only because the next tallest guy is probably 4-8 inches shorted than him and lighter. The only upside to Edey is that he has worked hard in each season at Purdue and shows a tonne of upside. And with the weak draft class, he might go very high or fall really low.

@tray22 Ай бұрын

@canadianchungus701 We will see. Your beliefs don't translate to the NBA either, or you would be a recruiting manager. I am simply stating facts as they were recorded for all of us to consume. Also, Edey was draining 3s at the combine.

@jantaramiyongsuntriyapas2570 Ай бұрын

He is better than both… Unfortunately, Edey was born 15 years too late. His game is not fit in today’s game. He’d be a good bench player though. Like a back-up Center playing 10-12 minutes a games.

@flavianojorge4543 Ай бұрын

He is definitely better than Boban. I don't see an argument there. But against Yao, I would say pretty even. Yao has better shooting and better handles, but Zach is quicker, stronger and plays better defense. But yeah, Edey was born two decades too late.

@chuckmcbuckets6011 Ай бұрын

The next frank kaminsky.

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Ай бұрын

Frank the tank can hit 3" s

@emmanuelnatividad7130 Ай бұрын

kevon looney is a projected KD what i heard. he could be looney.

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Ай бұрын

I rock with a UCLA Looney jersey. Guys want to buy it off me everyday

@ponypower8 Ай бұрын

RIK SMITS. Dependable big man, even a starter in a winning team. Not a bust but not a superstar.

@Oscar_Robertson Ай бұрын

A superstar

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Ай бұрын

Now someone got it right. A lesser Rik Smits

@Oscar_Robertson Ай бұрын

@@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Rick could shoot

@ponypower8 Ай бұрын

@@Oscar_Robertson Shooting is a skill that most NBA players work on and improve on as their career progresses. So that's also something that Zach can improve on. NBA teams now have skills coaches including a shooting coach.

@CDZNTZ Ай бұрын

With the fifth pick in the 2024 NBA draft, the San Antonio Spurs select...

@Jason-uw9ex Ай бұрын

Luka Garza?

@yoooerenarmin Ай бұрын

6’11??? Stop it

@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Ай бұрын

Have you seen Garza lately? Lost about 50 lbs. Looks like Vito III in godfather 4

@RomanBishop2K Ай бұрын

Bol Bol take it or leave it

@HowardBianchi-bu3rt 20 күн бұрын

Weighs 280, Cut, quick. Good the foul shooter. Can shoot 3 altho don't let him useitvin games. Only one on team with any nba talent even as F A. . .

@nbapbaupdate8338 Ай бұрын

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@Andy-bk4zr Ай бұрын

How will this affect Lebron's legacy?

@solteir325 Ай бұрын

Similiar to Yao Ming. Lazy transition defense Like to sit near the rim Have a good on ball movement Bad stamina Good strength . . . Ancestor probably is Asian

@redhorse6652 Ай бұрын

His Dad's white. His Mom's Chinese.

@shan8245 Ай бұрын

Here we go again, we gonna put a huge expectation to this kid and if he dont meet our expectation we gonna call him all sorts of crazy things 🤦‍♂️ why cant we just let him develop?

@kirillsergeyev7116 Ай бұрын

Everyone is saying he will get cooked and he’s a fringe nba player. What expectations bro 😂 if he does even ok that’s more then most expect

@mikesmith9368 Ай бұрын

The first injury will be his last.

@sams568 26 күн бұрын

Boban can shoot the 3 reliably.

@mjtejero Ай бұрын

I think more Boban? Hahaha

@nattobaby Ай бұрын

are you just hyping edey up cause hes canadian? lol

@ybbonetv8042 Ай бұрын

spruss

@ryandavies6243 Ай бұрын

Boban

@DonXisco Ай бұрын

Boban. I watched the championship game and the UCONN center gave him fits with just hustle and quickness and even seemed to be able to get better post position because he could get to the spot first consistently. The NBA is gonna eat him up, and guys like Jalen Green and Antman will be salivating for the opportunity to posterize him.

@jtorrebl Ай бұрын

He is slow. I saw him for the first time in the championship game. He air balled a free throw. Then tried to double fake a layup and missed. I had no idea he was considered a star

@KeepingItJoah Ай бұрын

Second

@Gaminglavender Ай бұрын

I am going to go out on a limb and say Zach will be a future NBA MVP. The game will change and goes in cycle. You starting to see the big men coming back like Jokic and Embiid, the last MVPs were all centers.

@wayneegli8379 Ай бұрын

Not unless the 3 point shot goes away. I would make 1 change to the 3 immediately which would take 5% away - Shooters feet must both start and end in 3 point territory.

@brandongordon2392 Ай бұрын

Here’s the thing…. The nba currently is so in love with the three point shot, a lot of them are too damn ageist when it comes to older prospects People will look at Eddy and would want him to spread the floor, despite him having a size advantage over 50% of the bugs in the league

@chm2 Ай бұрын

CANADA JUICY... Dood I need to find a rock to crawl under now

@arthurzialcita511 Ай бұрын

you know its the weakest draft class if you got players like bronny averaging 4pts a game declaring for it.

@jsol8161 Ай бұрын

Why do people act like he can’t get better? Like he’s a finished product? Makes no sense ..

@johnselyo6888 Ай бұрын

It is the responsibility of toronto raptors to. pick him!

@Name_Of_Black Ай бұрын

He played almost all the minutes in the tournament. I can't believe the people that say he's a second round or an undrafted pick. He's obviously better than majority of backup centers. And this draft is super weak, this shouldn't even be a debate He's a lottery pick. If he falls, he'll go to Denver and be fine.

@redhorse6652 Ай бұрын

That proves he has great stamina.

@DP-8964 Ай бұрын

I hope he won't be Yao, the false superstar who played 8 seasons of which he was hurt lost of the time in 4 seasons. Of course wishing him to be like Hoban is cruel.