John Bol

Bol is one of the premier frontcourt defenders in the national class. He stands at over 7-feet tall, has long arms, and great mobility for a player his size. He not only runs the floor and moves well laterally, but he’s also a bouncy vertical athlete who gets off his feet quickly and can play up at the top of the box. He’s a quick-twitch rim protector, both rotating from the weak-side of the floor and also directly on the ball. He’s virtually never out of the play defensively, even when it seems he’s initially beaten, and is a constant threat to erase mistakes inside the paint, and thus fairly switchable as well. Offensively, his game is very much still a work in progress. His most translatable value on that end right now is as a rim-runner and lob threat. He can be otherwise limited away from the basket. Both his hands and his overall skill level must keep developing. He lacks the lower body strength to consistently establish deep post position and can get wild when looking to do too much with the ball. He also needs to become a more consistent free-throw shooter (36% in the EYBL regular season). Physically, he has a naturally leaner frame, but must continue to build up his body and add muscle mass to both his upper and lower body in order to handle the physicality of the next level.