With UCLA Bruins big man Adem Bona joining the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA Draft, there are a lot of positives.
There are a lot of positives for UCLA big man Adem Bona, and Andy Patton of College Sports Wire laid them all out earlier in the month:
- Insanely long arms and jumping ability should help his rim protection skills immediately translate to the next level
- He flies up and down the court, with sprint speeds and explosiveness like a guard rather than a center
- Speed and quickness allows him to beat defenders one-on-one when given the chance
- Switchable defender who can capably defend on the block and in space
- Lob threat thanks to jumping ability, and moves quickly to cut to the rim and finish through contact. A natural PnR rim running big in the modern NBA
- High energy big with a lot of enthusiasm and emotion
All of those things are likely what made Bona appealing to the 76ers as he begins his new chapter.