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2006 | 7-2 | 7-6 WS | 252 LBS
Finest rank: 5 / Worst rank: 17
Agent: Klutch
2024-25 stats: 8.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.2 spg, 1.3 bpg, 71.2% FG, 25.0% 3P in 39 video games
Brooklyn Nets will look so as to add a main ballhandler and playmaking guard. They want a younger lead guard who can run the offense and develop as a long-term starter. Nevertheless, Nic Claxton’s present 4-year, $97 million deal expires in 2028 so drafting a substitute to doubtlessly commerce him is a risk.
Khaman Maluach has elite bodily instruments and spectacular mobility for his measurement. His rim-running and ending capability are already NBA-caliber (72.3% FG, 1.759 PPP as roll man), and he reveals flashes of defensive upside (1.3 bpg in simply 21 mpg) along with his shot-blocking instincts and switchability. Nevertheless, his rawness is clear – restricted offensive really feel, inconsistent defensive positioning (0.952 PPP allowed), and an underdeveloped jumper (25% 3P) depart room for progress. Whereas not but a dominant rebounder, his bodily instruments, motor, and pick-and-roll dominance make him a high-upside venture.
A professional scout advised HoopsHype: “I really like Maluach. His capability, for a man who’s about 7-foot-2 or no matter he’s, is nuts. He runs the ground very well. He’s tremendous uncooked, clearly. He’s not essentially the most expert participant, and he’s most likely not going to set the world on fireplace. He didn’t even common in a spot like faculty, however what he does is at all times invaluable. Rim-running, shot-blocking bigs. He runs the ground very well. He’s okay in drop protection and within the pick-and-roll; he’s not going to be left on an island on the market. I don’t understand how far more he can develop. I believe that’s most likely the place he’s at. He may be caught as a putback man. However once more, being a putback and lob risk is nice. You might be like Dereck Energetic in that regard, proper? That’s what he jogs my memory of. Dereck Energetic was only a rim-running, putback huge.”
