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Older Center Prospects Can Be The Exception To The Rule

by Jonathan Tjarks

Aug 24, 2015 7:43 PM

Guys with the physical tools of A.J. Hammons aren’t supposed to stay in college for four seasons. At 7’0, 260 with a 7’3 wingspan, the Purdue senior is the rare NCAA big man who doesn’t have to get any bigger or stronger to be able to bang with the biggest centers in the NBA. What’s even more impressive is how well he carries all that weight. Hammons isn’t Andre Drummond but he’s not Aaron Gray either. He is a legitimate giant with a great frame who moves well for a guy with his prodigious size - he can play above the rim and slide his feet fast enough through the lane to cut off penetration.