With an average 5.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 19 minutes in the Spanish league this season, Usman Garuba has found his place in Real Madrid’s rotation, leading La Liga ABC with 34 wins and 2 losses.
But the strong Spanish winger / winger also made sparks in the Euroleague, including this match with 24 points and 12 rebounds in the quarter-final series (lost) against Andolu Efes. At 19, Usman Garuba has thus established himself in the eyes of the scouts as (perhaps) the best defensive prospect of the 2021 Draft.
Compared to OG Anunoby in his style of play, he can become a famous “3 & D”, able to defend on the best exteriors, thanks to his size (2m03) and especially his wingspan (2m21) and to punish defenses from afar. This aspect (34% in Liga ACB) is still a point on which he must work.
In any case, his rating is high, ESPN placing him in 15th place in his Top 100 prospects for the Draft, and Usman Garuba took the opportunity to fill out the papers to be part of the 2021 promotion.
Once his season is over in Europe with Real Madrid, mid-June at the latest, he will fly to the United States to discuss directly with the various franchises and participate in “workouts” to confirm his potential. franchises and its place as a “lottery pick”.
