Physicals:
Height - 6’8
Weight - 229 lbs
Wingspan - 7’3
Usman Garuba emerged as mid first round pick this season for Real Madrid Baloncesto on the back of his defense. Garuba was a precocious, physical defender who was consistently excellent over the course of an entire season for one of Europe’s most prestigious teams. Real Madrid do not simply hand out minutes to promising young players, those minutes have to be earned.
A lot of people will look at Garuba’s physicals and will believe that Usman’s positive contributions only stemmed from him playing in a weak, unathletic league.