Despite showing good height and an absolute freakish wingspan,
Aboubakar Zaki had a tough time making his impact felt at this camp. Zaki came out of the gates looking like a player who has absolutely no clue what his limitations aresettling for terrible jumper after terrible jumper from the perimeter, some of which did not even hit the rim. Offensively hes extremely limited, and defensively he wasnt anywhere near enough of a presence to compensate for that. He rarely boxes out for rebounds, showing poor hands when one does fall his way, and seems to wildly chase blocks, even if he can be somewhat of an intimidator if his lack of strength isnt a factor. Zaki is 21 years old and sports a frame that may not be able to carry much more weight, and thus looks like more of a prospect for Europe than he does for the NBA. He needs to get playing time and significantly improve his basketball IQ if hes to reach his full potential.
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