Yoan Makoundou

Height: 203cm – 6’8’’
Born: 09.08.2000
Nationality: France
Position: Big
Current team: Cholet

RANK:Of 2000 Generation

STRENGHTS WEAKNESSESS
  • decent body. Strong legs and already developed upper part
  • athlete with great wingspan. Maybe not posterizing machine but will play above the rim given the space
  • runs the floor hard, fluid and fairly quick for the size. Really energetic and always first in transition
  • rock solid motor. Active on both ends. Crashes the glasses, moves off the ball
  • shows flashes of face up assets at times. Has nice body control. Can become capable of driving from perimeter in (short) future
  • long term upside given tools and ability to make an impact while still dealing with so many flaws. Started to play late
  • lacks offensive polish badly
  • handle is still lose. Seems like he tries to use it too much. In general wants bigger contribution skillwise than he is able to provide to the team. Could stay in his role more willingly
  • too aggressive at times
  • touch looks really stiff. Avoids finishing with left badly. Not reliable non dunk finisher at this point
  • stroke has ways to go
  • obvious defensive potential but lacks fundamentals. Naive, will flash and react to good fakes
OUTLOOK
Yohan Makoundou has roots in Congo. He is extremely long and raw talent. He played on low level not so long ago before joining Cholet and first had international showing at AST 2018 in Mannheim. He is hyperactive player developing PF skillset but can easily play small ball center in future. Skill and IQ progress will be followed closely but deserves to be even in NBA scouts notebooks.
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AST 2018
France
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