An absolutely dominant athlete. He’s basically a body builder, and has a great vertical and speed as well. His defense is very solid, but I worry a bit how it translates as his lateral quickness won’t be as effective. The reason I have him so much higher than a guy like Mark Vital is that there is reason to hope that his shooting pans out. His free throw numbers are increasing and he had a good 3 point shooting year last year. Def a 2 way dude.

Comparison: Jordan Bell

Ceiling: Very poor mans Ben wallace Floor: Yoeli Childs

Pons is a terrific 6-6 forward with monster athleticism, as so many of these Tennessee prospects are (see Jaden Springer and Keon Johnson). He can block shots with length and nice size for a forward. The shooting is definitely a swing skill, shooting just 27 percent from three this season, but if that works out (he wasn't bad the previous season), he'll be a nice role player who does the dirty work on a contending team (think an offensive team such as the Nets).

Projected draft range: 55-undrafted

Height 6'7 Weight 210 Wingspan 7'1

Offense

• Impressive physical frame, athlete.

• Not used a ton offensively.

• Spot up shooting and floor spacing is what teams will want from him to get started.

• Shooting mechanics aren't the prettiest, but the release is high and it has looked much better in pre-draft workouts. Reason to believe he can be an average or tick above C&S guy soon.

• 30/38 FT (78.9%) career high by far.

• Should be able to generate some extra possessions on the offensive glass.

• Curious how he would fair in the PNR/PNP game as the screener. Tennessee didn't show a ton of it. This is something he should be striving for.

• Was really good in all categories at the NBA combine. A great athlete.

Defense

• An emphatic shot blocker. Loves to come over from weak side and disrupt, throws a lot of block parties.

• Excellent hip fluidity, can guard a lot of different guys in a lot of different scenarios.

• Superb length for closeouts. Will effect a ton of shots.

• Should be able to really clampdown on a variety of wings and should fair fine against most guards.

• Average rebounder.

Swing Factors

• Perimeter Shooting - Needs to prove he can be an effective floor spacer, otherwise there is little to no offensive value.

• Shot blocking translatability - If he isn't able to block NBA athletes then he really needs to focus on being the most versatile perimeter defender he can be.

Role

• An energy small ball power forward with great athleticism who thrives as a defensive stopper and shot blocker.

• LOW: Yves finds himself as a tweener and without an elite skill. He is unable to provide the defensive versatility he did with the Vols and takes his talents overseas where he can build upon his game.

• HIGH: Athleticism, defensive versatility, shot blocking and C&S threat all come to describe Yves as a player. He makes his team better defensively and fills a role on the offensive side of the ball. He becomes involved in PNR and is an active participant in winning basketball as a upper/middle bench rotation guy.

A good defender and elite shot blocker and athlete, but needs a better all-around game, and will be targeted in the pick and roll likely.

Probably either late 50s to undrafted.