NBA Position: PF/C

General Information: 20-year-old freshman, played at Kentucky. From Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.

Measurables: 6'11.75", 216 lbs, 7'2.5" wingspan, 8'9.5" standing reach, 31' no step vertical, 35' max vertical.

2015-16 Season Statistics: 6.6 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 1.6 BPG, 0.9 TOPG (36 games played, 15.8 minutes per contest) -€” 51.2% FG, 66.1% FT, 0% 3P

Summary:

Offensive Breakdown:

While still much a work in progress, Skal's jump shot is his most intriguing offensive potential. 70% of his shots were two-point jumpers, and he sank a respectable 45.6% of them, mainly from the top of the key. Given his limited collegiate resume, teams shouldn't expect that his jumper is an NBA ready weapon early in his career. His camp is sending the word out that he's making threes in summer workouts, and while there's no reason he can't become a solid three-point shooter, he never made one in college. With his excellent length and high release, he's tough to block, and as his shot becomes a consistent weapon he can use the threat of his range to blow by set defenders with his quick feet.

Labissiere's post buckets are fairly limited to transition attempts and lobs. Having a big man with his foot speed and ability to run around without the ball could pose interesting off-ball options, especially if his shot develops quickly. He's going to need to add serious strength before he's a threat as a post-up player. While he showed good touch down low, he doesn't have many go-to moves (a half hook is about it) and looks far less comfortable with the ball in his hands in the post.

As expected for such a raw, undeveloped player, his offensive awareness is limited, and he's not a threat as a playmaker. His 3.6% assist rate is to be expected for such a low-usage player, but it also doesn't speak well of his immediate impact in an offense. He's a complete project player who will have to spend a lot of practice time learning an offensive playbook, but given a patient player development coach, there's no reason why he can't be utilized across the offense in a few years. His timidity overshadowed the fact that he actually does have skills.

Defensive Breakdown:

It's clear what value a speedy, lengthy, athletic big can have in the modern NBA; despite limited minutes, he finished with 1.6 blocks a contest (4.2 per 40 minutes) and a 10.3% block rate. He's got good timing on his rejections, and it's the one area of his game where he should provide immediate impact. Despite Skal's size, his light frame didn't help against the SEC big lineup, and many had significant muscle on him. He never showed great aggression in bodying up to tougher players, and he committed 7.6 fouls per 40 minutes.

On the glass, Labissiere was a disappointment. He was constantly outmuscled against bigs who had little business competing with his height and length. His 14.6% defensive rebounding rate is significantly low for any big, even with his inconsistent minutes. His ability as a rebounder will likely dictate when he'll get significant NBA minutes.

Intangibles:

Labissiere was born in Haiti and immigrated to the United States after the devastating 2010 earthquake. He didn't begin to consistently play basketball until high school, and even those years were derailed by injury and ineligibility issues. While he showed improvement as his freshman year went on and finally got consistent minutes in March, it's hard to tell how dedicated he'll be to the craft in the NBA. He's got to show much more toughness and ability to play through rough stretches.

Skal is another homerun shot in a class full of high-potential, high risk players. The best situation for Skal would be to land with an established team that has a clear vision of how to develop him and minimal distance between their headquarters and their D-League program. As he adds on hours and hours of basketball experience, there aren't many limits to how a smart team could utilize a growing big man with elite length, quick speed, and above-the-rim skills. Getting Labissiere to shed his deer-in-the-headlights look is the first step; his future team should glue him to their most competitive, confident veteran big man and hope Skal can remember that playing basketball is fun (when you're not coached by John Calipari), especially when you're a seven-foot freak of nature

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