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Mo Bamba's growing case as the best player in this draft

Mohamed Bamba won't be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft -- the Phoenix Suns have all but assured Deandre Ayton of that honor -- but it won't be for lack of effort.

Perhaps the most enigmatic prospect in this class, Bamba theoretically ticks every box NBA teams are looking for in a modern big man with his size, length, mobility, budding skill level, defensive potential and intelligence. Watch him work out, and it's hard not to feel as if the Harlem native is right when he tells you, "I should be the No. 1 pick in the draft.