Koa Peat represents a star-studded freshman class at Arizona. Time to see if he fits Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn Nets have three NBA Draft picks and a chance to address the frontcourt.
NetsRoundtable pinpointed multiple prospects capable of helping already: Henri Veesaar of North Carolina, Rueben Chinyelu of Florida, plus Tarris Reed of UConn.
But Arizona comes with one of the more intriguing bigs heading into this draft class.
Time to see if Koa Peat can blend in at Brooklyn.
Blue Collar Talent
Peat doesn't do anything fancy. He puts on his hard hat, goes to work, and leaves a trail of punishment.
Peat played with a relentless motor each night that showed up on offense and defense. He took pride in attacking the rim then protecting it.
He exploded onto the scene with a 30-point debut in announcing his presence to the CBB world:
Off-Ball Skills
Peat is impactful away from the ball too.
His presence causes defenses to double him, but swung the door open for other heralded teammates Brayden Burries and Motiejus Krivas to attack.
He plays with a strong feel for the game plus can create spacing on screens.
Passer Traits
If the Nets seek a paint passer, Peat is a great one to look closer at.
He's highly skilled and cerebral enough to pass the ball down low. Backdoor cuts is when Peat is most effective as a facilitator.
He knows when to make unselfish reads before distributing the ball.
Shooting Creativity
Peat doesn't possess a wide array of moves.
But he picks his spots and turns to his height for the shooting advantage. Peat is best known for dominating at the rim, though.
Yet he brings a solid pull-up jump shot especially at the elbow.
Areas of Concern
Yes he's a strong post presence and rim attacker.
But his most struggles came on the defensive side, more so against quicker foes.
Even forwards with speed and lateral quickness had their way in getting around Peat.
He's not a high-volume scorer either. Many will believe Arizona having Burries, Jaden Bradley and Tobe Awaka contributed to Peat being somewhat limited as a scorer.
Are Nets a Fit?
Peat can score and pass down low, that's a given.
And he's an aggressive finisher at the rim when he's got the ball.
But the Nets need to use one of their three picks to fix the defense. Peat doesn't qualify as a strong option there.
Plus he's likely to fall between No. 10 and 20 before the Nets pick again.
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