Dream Fits: Bulls, Hawks, Thunder

Overall Grade: 66.48

Projected Position: C

Strengths:

• Uses his length to reach over players to secure or tip rebounds

• Good extension & length on shot contests

• Athletic finisher around the rim

• Solid seals to recieve post-in passes

• Good timing on shot block attempts

• Reliable pound into turnaround shot in the post

• Great hands

• Good feel for open space on rolls & pops

• Good ability to score over tall defenders

• Soft touch with the bank

• Good vision & recognition of cutting teammates

• Capable midrange shooter

• Absorbs contact well maintain position, strong

• Good baseline passouts

• Good body positioning on closeouts allowing him to overcome some mobility deficiencies

• Good verticality on contests

• Great extension on finishes maximizing his length

• Quick decision making with the ball

Weaknesses:

• Too often gets in defenders landing space on shot contests

• Some risky strip attempts

• Poor change of direction & hip fluidity

• Can ball watch at times & let himself get boxed out

• Can be overaggressive when fighting for positioning

• Weak straight line speed

• Always stays deep on drop coverage not stepping up

• Weak perimeter defense

Scouting Report: Thomas Sorber

Position: Forward/Center
Height/Weight: 6'10", 255 lbs
School: Georgetown University

Draft Projection: Late first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft

Overview:
Thomas Sorber is a powerful and skilled big man who combines traditional post play with modern versatility. Known for his physicality, rebounding, and soft touch around the rim, Sorber has the potential to be a reliable contributor at the next level. His basketball IQ and ability to impact both ends of the court make him a valuable prospect.

Strengths:

• Interior Scoring: Excellent touch and strength in the post, with a variety of moves including jump hooks and floaters.

• Rebounding: Dominates the boards with his physicality and instincts, particularly on the defensive end.

• Passing Ability: Displays solid vision for a big man, facilitating offense with handoffs and outlet passes.

• Shot-Blocking: Uses his length and timing effectively to protect the rim and disrupt opponents.

• Basketball IQ: Reads the game well, making smart decisions in both offensive and defensive situations.

Areas for Improvement:

• Perimeter Defense: Struggles against quicker players when pulled out to the perimeter.

• Three-Point Shooting: Needs to develop consistency from beyond the arc to stretch the floor effectively.

• Athleticism: Lacks elite explosiveness, which could limit his ability to finish above the rim.

Player Comparisons:

• Jonas Valančiūnas: For his rebounding and scoring in the post.

• Jusuf Nurkić: For his physicality and ability to facilitate offense as a big man.

• Marc Gasol: For his basketball IQ and defensive presence.

Summary:
Thomas Sorber is a well-rounded forward/center with the potential to be a valuable role player in the NBA. His combination of size, skill, and basketball IQ positions him as a late first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. With continued development, he could carve out a significant role in the league.

THOMAS SORBER

Position/Archetype: Rim Protecting Short 5

College: Georgetown

Pros:

• Size and weight: Huge Shoulder like do broad shoulder it tricked people into thinking his arms are super long, yes he has a 7'6 wingspan, no it isn't that impressive since he has a very low standing reach. Shoulders out to wingspan guys. Anyway besides the shoulders he is a strong build shorter side center, nice to see someone with this size at a young age.

• Defensive Instincts: Keeps the arms high which allows him to stop shots around the rim since very little people can move him around especially guards on switches and he's light enough on his feet that when they drive on him he uses his mismatch to his advantage. Is he the perfect perimeter guarding center? no but there's a pretty defensive versatile build there.

• Post efficiency: 68% at the rim is some very elite numbers, great to see and then a 74th percentile player in the post. the PnR efficiency is there in the 77th percentile but there's some film problems I dive into in the cons.

• Stocks: Crazy number of stocks at 3.5, just a great disruptor in the paint who can cause a lot of chaos, but its not insane to where I think he's a top top defender in the class, has limitations in athleticism. But 89th percentile defender is always gonna be nice.

• Rebounding: Good to Great rebounder and uses his size to his advantage here. I think one thing ill give him is he's got some good putback film and I think this Is wha will make him interesting to a lot of teams lacking size, an affinity to block and rebound.

Cons:

• Athleticism: Unexpectedly has pretty low athleticism, doesn't get up very easily and his lateral movement isn't as great as you wish for a quit undersized guard height wise at 6'10. Improved movement would get me a lot more excited about his defence as well as his use as a lob threat. It's surprising it's so low, maybe due to his weight.

• Scoring and use of Body on Offence: I think he should be using his large body more, and if I see that in college play I really think his body usage is gonna be a problem as an NBA player, thats very simple. He struggles to push people out the way when under the basket to find his shot, and when he gets trapped he refuses to pass out too much. He gets blocked too much at the rim for my liking and has pretty poor numbers in the pick and roll and primarily scores through pretty open looks and offensive rebounds. When attacking drop coverage against players like Kalkbrenner, it just felt impossible for him.

• Spacing: Although willing to shoot, the three ball is a big let down in his skillset, You again would like the ability to shoot for someone who isn't particularly dominant as an inside offensive force or someone who can create one for themselves with their handle for example. I think the form isn't too bad, but the shot isn't there for the amount he settles in the mid range or from three. Just him being out the paint causes misses.

• Injury: he had a broken toe, usually not too worried on injuries but I hear HEAVY CENTER and FOOT INJURY I start getting worried, this is a VERY common injury for big guys and center and becomes reoccurring and i'd be lying if i'm not worried

NBA Pro Comp: Xavier Tillman, There's some Robert Williams III type stuff in there. Maybe a Robert Williams with a more modern skillset?

Projection: seems like a pretty decent bench center in my opinion with potential for injury issues. What he has is some intriguing modern center characteristics and high defensive instincts so he will find a role, I don't see the upside here though. Don't buy the shot or the athleticism improving to raise the ceiling.

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Draft Range: Mid-Late 1sr

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Projected NBA position: Forward

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Sorber is a big bodied center who has all the potential in the world at the NBA level. He's 6'10 with incredible length and is skilled in the paint and uses his athleticism and footwork to score consistently inside. On defense, Sorber shows promise as a shot blocker who averaged 2 blocks per game. He has the athleticism and the length to be an elite rim protector in the league. His passing and playmaking ability from the center position is only rivaled in this class by Derik Queen and Danny Wolf. Sorber is not the best shooter but definitely has room to grow. His mobility is a major question and sometimes struggles tp switch onto quicker bigs and guards. Sorber is not a high-flying rim runner or a floor stretching big man by any means, but his values make him a great rotational big at the NBA level.

NBA Comp: Jalen Duren, Wendell Carter Jr.

Incredibly long, good IQ but with a shoot that still needs a lot of work. I think he can be a good starter in the league but not sure he will be a great one.

NBA comparaison : Al Jefferson/Wendell Carter jr