The second Maray vs the dangerous rookie orthodox Big Man. Why did DB choose Sammustapa for option 2.
Jun 26, 2025
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Mustafa, from the University of Middle Tennessee, has a physical condition of 2m6 and 113kg.
Born in Egypt, he played for the national team by age, and scored 14.5 points and 9.2 rebounds in 33 NCAA games this season.
Why did DB recruit Mustafa.
It's a new face. At this point, most clubs who have not decided on 2 options want a 'career position'. 1 Option can last more than 30 minutes. The second option is to have a player who can trust and leave it to him for about 10 minutes.
Two to three teams are competing to recruit Yushu Ndoye, and Daryl Monroe is also mentioned. The Korea Gas Corporation has hired Ra Gun-ah with two options. All of them are proven players who can last about 10 minutes on the KBL stage.
2 Due to the nature of options, it is not easy to make a 'risk choice'. However, the DB has signed Mustafa.
Mustafa is more of an authentic big man. However, he shoots a three-point shot when it is open. He is not good at shooting, but he is a player who can throw 3-pointers and mid-range jumpers.
have powerful power. be good at post-upplay. He is a big man with a solid step under the goal and goal determination by a spin move. There are various post-up technologies.
In addition, it has solid screen capability and instantaneous timing and speed when playing pick-and-rolls. In addition, the movement of slip (a technique that goes under the basket while pretending to be on the screen) is good.
However, he complies as a big man, but he is not fast. You can struggle if you meet a fast transition team. His athletic ability is not above average. The range of attacks is narrow, and the ability to create attack opportunities other than post-ups is poor. Two options with clear strengths and weaknesses.
He also considered harmonizing with option 1 Henry Ellenson. Ellenson is a big man with very good shooting ability.
Ellenson averaged 21.6 points for Wisconsin in the G League last season, with a whopping 43.4% success rate on 3-pointers.
At 2m8 tall, Ellenson is a big man who does face-ups rather than post-ups, and has a very sophisticated pick-and-pop and the resulting outside shot.
That is, the same big man, but Ellen is a big man close to 3.5, and Mustafa is a big man close to 5.
It can add confusion to the opponent's defense by having different styles of 1 and 2 options.
DB signed Ellenson to Max. Under the current system, the salary cap for two foreigners is $1 million. The Max contract is $700,000. In other words, DB can only spend $300,000 on two-option foreign players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
