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| Team: CB Granada, International |
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H: 6' 8"
W: 210 lbs
Bday: 02/09/1989
(20 Years Old)
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Current: PF
NBA: PF
Possible: PF
| Rank 6 in International '89
Rank 91 in Top 100 Prospects
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High School:
Hometown: Granada, Spain
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|  2009 U-20 European Championship Review: Bigs
October 7, 2009
Spain’s Pablo Aguilar was injured for most of the tournament, sitting out the first five games. In the remaining four matches he managed a couple of decent performances. In the semifinal against Greece he had his personal scoring high of 16 points, but only on 6/18 shooting from the field.
Aguilar is able to contribute consistently to his team as both a scorer and rebounder. He has nice shooting mechanics and touch facing the basket, but struggled to find his rhythm here in this tournament, possibly due to some average shot-selection. He’s clearly much better as a catch and shoot threat than trying to create shots off the dribble.
Aguilar is a nice athlete with long arms and a quite lean but strongly built body frame. He has solid hands and is a pretty good passer and ball handler. He runs the floor very well, consistently giving a good up and down effort. It would be interesting to see him improve his ball-handling skills and take more initiative attacking the basket as well, as he is agile with fairly quick feet too. Improving his ability to finish strong around the basket would also benefit him.
Defensively he again gives off a strong impression, showing solid lateral quickness when he needs to step out and defend the perimeter, being able to stay in front of most forwards. He’s even attentive in the passing lanes, coming up with a couple of steals every game. He’s also tough and intense enough to hold off his opponent in the post, not being the type to back down. His weak side awareness and positioning seems to have improved, being a real factor with his 1.8 blocked shots per game. Still he might lack a bit of size to guard some power forwards at the higher levels of competition. As a rebounder he also does a good job, even if he doesn’t greatly pursue the offensive glass, he definitely takes care of boxing out his opponent and usually secures the rebounds that are in his area.
Aguilar is certain to become an important ACB player for years to come--he already averaged 20 minutes per game with Granada this past season. With further development to his ball-handling skills and frame, it’s possible he could reach an even higher level than that.
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Reebok Eurocamp Summary, Part One
June 11, 2009
Likely the top Spanish player in the 1989 age group, Pablo Aguilar surely doesn’t have the hype of his counterparts in the 1988 (Victor Claver) or 1990 (Ricky Rubio) classes in Spain, but is regardless a very solid basketball player.
Standing just 6-8 with an underdeveloped body, Aguilar is undoubtedly a bit undersized for the power forward position. He does make up for that with a great wingspan and very big hands, though, to go along with solid athleticism. Aguilar did all kinds of little things for his team here in Treviso, be it getting in the passing lanes, coming up with blocks, crashing the offensive glass, or contributing to his team’s ball-movement with heady passes. It’s clear that he was one of the most experienced players at this camp after playing nearly 20 minutes per game this year in the extremely tough ACB league, despite being just 20 years old. He has a good feel for the game and appears to be a very competitive and coachable player, which certainly bodes well for his professional future.
Offensively, Aguilar appears to be somewhat limited at the moment, not being strong enough to be much of a presence in the paint, and lacking the ball-handling skills to create his own shot consistently from the perimeter. He is a very good shooter from beyond the arc, though, even if he does sport a somewhat flat looking shot.
Aguilar doesn’t appear to be a great NBA prospect on first glance, as he doesn’t share the same size or upside of some other European power forwards, but he will at the very least develop into a great pro in his native country of Spain, if not more than that. If he continues to develop over the next two years the way he did this past season, he’s going to be a player that NBA teams will have to look at.
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U-18 European Championship: The Bigs
September 5, 2007
One of the most solid pieces on the Spanish squad surrounding Rubio, Aguilar is a pretty energetic power forward with a deadly spot-up jumper that always helps his team open up the floor. Standing somewhere between 6-8 and 6-9, he enjoys a nice wingspan, while he’s a fairly strong player despite not looking very bulky. Quick, nicely athletic, reactive, he plays bigger than his size on defense, although he’s a bit one-dimensional on the offensive end.
Still an average ball-handler, it’s not common to see him putting the ball on the floor, even if he was slightly more active in this department than in previous years. So even if he can eventually display a pull-up jumper from mid-range, he’s mostly about static shots, enjoying range out to the three-point line. He’s a reliable guy from any distance when left open, showing quick mechanics, although he tends to lose balance on the release. Aguilar is still not a productive post player, lacking polished footwork and not showing particular ability to finish over his opponents unless he goes for the turnaround shot. A solid player off the ball, he’s also a nice passer with a good understanding of the game.
Defensively, Aguilar is not always equally intense, but he gets the job done in the key games and minutes. He enjoys good lateral quickness, he’s tough and physical, pretty competitive, and he can even get off the floor easily to block some shots if the proper opportunity arises. His reliability on the defensive end, plus his solid jumper, will help him make an easy transition to pro competition in Europe. Still, he will have to seriously expand his skill set to become a more intriguing player.
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