2026 NBA DRAFT ROLE BIGS
2026 NBA DRAFT ROLE BIGS
Here is a breakdown of the big men in the class based on Statistical Analysis, Measurement Analysis/Comparisons, Athletic Analysis/Comparisons, and a short scouting report of players
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
|
PLAYER |
PTS |
TRB |
BLK |
STL |
AST |
FG % |
FT% |
|
Hannes Steinbach-C-Washington |
18.5 |
11.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
57.7% |
75.9% |
|
Henri Veesaar-C-UNC |
17.0 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
60.8% |
61.5% |
|
Zuby Ejiofor-PF-St John's |
16.3 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
53.6% |
71.8% |
|
Morez Johnson-PF/C-Michigan |
13.1 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
62.3% |
78.2% |
|
Aday Mara-C-Michigan |
12.1 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
66.8% |
56.4% |
|
Tarris Reed-C-UConn |
14.7 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
60.7% |
61.7% |
|
Jayden Quaintance-C-Kentucky |
9.4 |
7.9 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
52.5% |
47.9% |
|
Trevon Brazile-PF-Arkansas |
13.0 |
7.3 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
52.5% |
71.7% |
|
Chris Cenac-PF/C-Houston |
9.5 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
48.5% |
62.1% |
|
Luigi Suigo-C-Italy |
8.5 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
55.8% |
63.2% |
· Steinbach is the best when it comes to statistical rankings. He proved he
can score the basketball and has two highly transferable NBA skills with elite
rebounding and free throw shooting.
·
Veesaar can score and rebound although his shooting splits are confusing,
he is a poor free throw shooter yet shoot 42.6% from long distance
·
Ejofor is the best passing big man in the class and is a good free throw
shooter
·
Johnson has great shooting splits and also provides value as a defender
·
Mara will be asked to be an elite rim protector
·
Reed can really rebound and is a solid scorer
·
Quaintance’s numbers are from 2024-25 at Arizona St. He is an elite
defender
·
Brazile provides value as a versatile defender
·
Cenac was the number 4 option at Houston so his numbers are hard to project
·
Suigo is very raw and statistically has no clear elite skill
MEASUREMENT ANALYSIS AND COMPARISONS
|
PLAYER |
HT |
WT |
WING |
LENGTH |
REACH |
|
Aday Mara-C-Michigan Donovan Clingan-C
2024 Rudy Gobert-C 2013 |
7'3" |
260 |
7'6'' |
3.00 |
9'9'' |
|
7'0" |
282 |
7'6'' |
6.00 |
9'7'' |
|
|
7'1" |
238 |
7'8.5'' |
7.50 |
9'7'' |
|
|
Luigi Suigo-C-Italy Boban Marjanovic-C
|
7'4" |
289 |
7'5.5'' |
1.50 |
9'6'' |
|
7'4" |
290 |
7'10'' |
6.00 |
9'7'' |
|
|
Jayden Quaintance-C-Kentucky Neemias Queta-C 2021 |
6'9'' |
253 |
7'5.25'' |
8.25 |
9'1'' |
|
6'10.5'' |
248 |
7'4.25'' |
8.00 |
9'4.5'' |
|
|
Henri Veesaar-C-UNC Tyson Chandler-C
2001 |
7'0" |
227 |
7'2'' |
2.00 |
9'3'' |
|
7'0" |
224 |
7'3'' |
2.00 |
9'2'' |
|
|
Tarris Reed-C-UConn Walker Kessler-C
2001 |
6'11'' |
263 |
7'4.25'' |
5.25 |
9'2'' |
|
7'0.25'' |
256 |
7'4.25'' |
5.25 |
9'5'' |
|
|
Hannes Steinbach-C-Washington Greg Monroe-C 2011
|
6'11" |
248 |
7'2.25'' |
3.25 |
9'0'' |
|
6'10" |
247 |
7'2.25'' |
3.50 |
9'0.5'' |
|
|
Morez Johnson-PF/C-Michigan Bam Adebayo-PF/C
2017 |
6'10" |
251 |
7'3.5'' |
5.50 |
8'11'' |
|
6'10" |
255 |
7'2.75'' |
5.50 |
8'11.5'' |
|
|
Chris Cenac-PF/C-Houston Jarrett Allen-C 2017 |
6'10" |
230 |
7'5'' |
6.00 |
9'0.5'' |
|
6'10" |
240 |
7'5'' |
6.00 |
9'1.5'' |
|
|
Zuby Ejiofor-PF-St John's Onyeka Okongwu-PF
2020 |
6'8'' |
245 |
7'2'' |
6.00 |
8'11'' |
|
6'8.5'' |
240 |
7'2'' |
6.00 |
8'10.5'' |
|
|
Trevon Brazile-PF-Arkansas Damian Jones-C
2016 |
6'10'' |
226 |
7'3.75'' |
5.75 |
9'1.5'' |
|
6'10'' |
244 |
7'3.75'' |
5.75 |
9'1.5'' |
|
PLAYER |
Agility |
Shuttle |
Sprint |
Stand Vert |
Max Vert |
|
Trevon Brazile-PF-Arkansas Jarace Walker-PF 2023 |
10.84 |
2.71 |
3.14 |
36.0 |
41.5 |
|
10.89 |
- |
3.20 |
34.5 |
38.0 |
|
|
Morez Johnson-C-Michigan Olivier-Maxence Prosper PF 2023 |
10.59 |
2.91 |
3.17 |
33.5 |
39.0 |
|
10.59 |
3.00 |
3.21 |
35.0 |
40.5 |
|
|
Chris Cenac-PF/C-Houston Tristan Thompson-PF/C 2011 |
10.76 |
2.84 |
3.27 |
33.0 |
37.0 |
|
10.92 |
- |
3.26 |
30.0 |
35.0 |
|
|
Hannes Steinbach-C-Washington Mason Plumlee-C 2013 |
10.90 |
2.89 |
3.38 |
30.0 |
35.5 |
|
10.89 |
2.76 |
3.29 |
30..5 |
36.0 |
|
|
Zuby Ejiofor-PF-St John's Trevor Booker-PF 2010 |
11.05 |
2.76 |
3.20 |
34.0 |
38.0 |
|
11.15 |
- |
3.10 |
31.0 |
36.0 |
|
|
Tarris Reed-C-UConn Harry Giles-PF/C 2017 |
11.03 |
2.77 |
3.30 |
29.5 |
33.0 |
|
11.08 |
3.00 |
3.34 |
27.0 |
32.5 |
|
|
Henri Veesaar-C-UNC Enes Kanter-PF/C 2011 |
11.20 |
2.92 |
3.42 |
28.0 |
32.5 |
|
11.30 |
- |
3.26 |
26.0 |
32.5 |
|
|
Aday Mara-C-Michigan DeMarcus Cousins-C 2010 |
11.47 |
3.36 |
3.61 |
24.0 |
28.0 |
|
11.40 |
- |
3.55 |
23.5 |
27.5 |
|
|
Jayden Quaintance-C-Kentucky |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
|
Luigi Suigo-C-Italy |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
DNT |
Hannes Steinbach-C-Washington
6'11"/248/7'2.25''
18.5 PTS 11.8
REB 1.2 BLK 1.6
AST
Fr./20.2
Hometown: Würzburg, Germany
Current NBA Comparison: Domantas Sabonis/Nic Vucevic
|Old School NBA Comparison: Tom Gugliotta
ROLE: Starting Big Man with All Star Upside
BEST TOOLS: Scoring/Rebounding/Post Game/IQ
With
all due respect to Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner, Steinbach is the best
prospect to come out of Germany since the great Dirk Nowitzki. He has a
versatile skill set with ability to score, rebound and do a bit of everything.
He has the potential to be a legitimate double-double guy and All Star.
Aday Mara-C-Michigan
7'3"/260/7'6''
12.1 PTS 6.8
REB 2.6 BLK 2.4
AST
Jr./21.2
Hometown: Zaragoza, Spain
Current NBA Comparison: Donovan Clingan/Rudy Gobert
Old School NBA Comparison: Roy Hibbert
ROLE: Defensive Big with All Defense Potential
BEST TOOLS: Defense/Elite Length/Passing
Mara
has the size and length of very few players in the NBA. He was the Big Ten
Defensive Player of the Year and was a force on Michigan’s national
championship run. He has the chance to be a special player on the defensive end
but lacks the offensive game to ever be a superstar.
Morez Johnson-C-Michigan
6'10"/251/7'3.5''
13.1 PTS 7.3
REB 1.2 STL 1.6
AST
So./20.4
Hometown: Riverdale, IL
Current NBA Comparison: Kevon Looney/Clint Capela
Old School NBA Comparison: PJ Brown
ROLE: Role Playing Versatile Big Man BEST
TOOLS: Versatile Defender/Elite Length/Shooting
Johnson
is a winning player that lacks one great skill set but did everything that was
asked of him by Dusty May at Michigan. He has elite length and the rare ability to switch on to smaller players on defense. Johnson is one of those guys
that may not get a ton of press, but will play in many NBA playoff games like
Looney, Capela and Brown.
Jayden Quaintance-C-Kentucky
6'9"/253/7'5.25''
9.4 PTS 7.9
REB 2.6. BLK 1.1
STL
So./18.9
Hometown: Riverdale, IL
Current NBA Comparison: Neemias Queta/Mitchell Robinson
Old School NBA Comparison: Hassan Whiteside
ROLE: Role Playing Big Man with All Defensive Potential
BEST TOOLS: Elite Length/Power/Shot Blocking
Quaintance is the mystery man of the draft after sitting out almost all of the
season with an injury. He is still very young as a prospect as he played a college
season at Arizona St at age 17. He was a lottery lock going into the season but
is now on the first-round borderline. He has the defensive skills and length to
become an impact player on defense.
Henri Veesaar-C-UNC
7'0"/227/7'2''
17.0 PTS 8.7
REB 2.1 AST
Jr./22.2
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
Current NBA Comparison: Kelly Olynyk/Bobby Portis
Old School NBA Comparison: Mike Muscala
ROLE: Stretch Big and Second Unit scoring option
BEST TOOLS: Long Distance Shooting/Rebounding/Passing
In a draft with a lot defensive big men, Veesaar provides a nice offensive game
with the ability to be a true stretch five. He had a breakout season at
Carolina after transferring from Arizona. He has a very nice shooting stroke
and shot well from behind the arc. However, his free throw shooting percentages
dropped every year of college.
Chris Cenac-PF/C-Houston
6'10"/230/7'5''
9.5 PTS 7.9
REB
Fr./19.4
Hometown: New Orleans
Current NBA Comparison: Jarrett Allen/Robert Williams
Old School NBA Comparison: Tristan Thompson
ROLE: Role Playing Versatile Big Man
BEST TOOLS: Elite Length/Athletic Ability/Rebounding
Cenac
did not meet the insanely high expectations that came with being the was the
number 6 prospect coming out of the 2025. He was nowhere near as productive as
the other top ten players in the class. He was the number four option on
Houston and proved he could be a very good role player. The good news is that
his projection as an athletic big man is pretty clear. Those guys have plenty
of value in the league. Thompson was the starter on a championship team and
played 13 seasons.
Zuby Ejiofor-PF-St John's
6'8"/245/7'2''
16.3 PTS 7.3
REB 2.1. BLK 3.5
AST
Sr./22.2
Hometown: Garland, TX
Current NBA Comparison: Onyeka Okongwu/Nic Claxton
Old School NBA Comparison: Luis Scola
ROLE: Starting Power Forward
BEST TOOLS: Scoring/Passing Big/Energy
Ejifor is a high energy player that is an elite passer from the low post and
the top of the key. He was the Big East
Player of the Year and was really good in the NCAA Tournament. In the dance he
outplayed Flory Bidunga of Kansas and more than held his own against Cameron
Boozer. He is a good player, but his height will limit him to a power forward
only in the NBA.
Tarris Reed-C-UConn
6'11"/263/7'4.25''
14.7 PTS 9.0
REB 2.0 BLK 2.3
AST
Sr./22.9
Hometown: St Louis
Current NBA Comparison: Steven Adams
Old School NBA Comparison: Robin Lopez
ROLE: Physical Center
BEST TOOLS: Elite Length/Power/Rebounding
Reed
is an old school big man that knows how to use his massive frame to his
advantage. He was arguably the best player on UConn’s National Title run where
he averaged 19.5 PPG and 13.2 RPG in the tournament. He is a pretty easy
projection as an Adams or Lopez type of role player. Both guys started over 600
games in the NBA.
Trevon Brazile-PF-Arkansas
6'10"/226/7'3.75''
13.0 PTS 7.3
REB 1.6. BLK 1.5
STL
So./20.4
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Current NBA Comparison: Jarace Walker
Old School NBA Comparison: Gorgui Dieng
ROLE: Backup Power Forward
BEST TOOLS: Elite Athlete/Elite Length/Rebounding
Brazile proved he was the most athletic big man in the class with his showing
at the combine. He will have a chance to make an impact with his ability as a
rebounder and defender.
Luigi Suigo-C-Italy/Mega Basket (Serbian League)
7'4"/289/7'75''
8.5 PTS 5.3
REB 2.6 BLK 2.4
AST
Int./19.4
Hometown: Tradate, Varese, Italy
Current NBA Comparison: Jay Huff
Old School NBA Comparison: Mehmet
Okur
ROLE: Backup Big Man
BEST TOOLS: Elite Size/Shooting Touch
Suigo
is a raw big man that is the self-proclaimed Italian Wemby. At best he could become
a solid backup one day and a player with the size to matchup against Wemby in the
future.
OTHER BIG MEN THAT MAY GET DRAFTED
|
PLAYER |
HT |
WT |
WING |
Exp/Age |
PTS |
TRB |
BLK |
FG % |
FT% |
|
Ugonna Onyenso-C-Virginia |
6'11'' |
230 |
7'5'' |
Sr./22.8 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
56.8% |
72.7% |
|
Izaiyah Nelson-C-USF |
6'9'' |
219 |
7'3'' |
Sr./22.7 |
15.9 |
9.6 |
1.4 |
56.1% |
72.5% |
|
Felix Okpara-C-Tennessee |
7'0" |
234 |
7'2.5'' |
Sr./22.2 |
8.0 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
59.7% |
63.5% |
|
Rafael Castro-C-GWU |
6'10'' |
226 |
7'2'' |
Sr./23.2 |
15.3 |
9.1 |
1.7 |
57.8% |
66.1% |
|
Trey Kaufman Renn-F-Purdue |
6'8'' |
247 |
6'10.5'' |
Sr./23.8 |
14.2 |
8.3 |
0.2 |
62.8% |
63.6% |
|
Tobe Awaka-PF-Tennessee |
6'8'' |
250 |
7'2.25'' |
Sr./22.4 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
0.6 |
58.7% |
64.2% |
|
Nate Bittle-C-Oregon |
7'0" |
254 |
7'6'' |
Sr./23.0 |
16.8 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
46.5% |
73.2% |
|
Graham Ike-C-Gonzaga |
6'10'' |
251 |
7'5'' |
Sr./23.9 |
19.9 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
56.3% |
79.7% |
|
Malik Reneau-PF-Miami |
6'9'' |
243 |
6'11'' |
Sr./23.2 |
18.9 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
54.0% |
78.8% |
|
Keba Keita-PF-BYU |
6'8'' |
241 |
7'1'' |
Sr./22.9 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
68.0% |
55.2% |
|
Ernest Udeh Jr.-C-Miami |
6'11'' |
252 |
7'4.5'' |
Sr./22.5 |
6.7 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
72.7% |
51.2% |
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