Ok, first of all I am Turkish, plus I said that I'm a Enes homer in my first post on this board. So you can just ignore this post if you want to.
Here is my toughts. Believe it or not, I say Enes is special.
I've seen lots of big guys like Okur, Gasol bros, Dirk, Kaman, Robert Traylor aka tractor(RIP), Zaza, Gortat, Bargnani, Turiaf and tons of euro bigs and Enes from close distance(not on court). The thing is when you see Enes you just say wow and feel so weak(actually pathetic). I mean he is like made of stone. He is not extremely ripped and definetley not bigger than ones I've mentioned before but he just looks very very strong. I doubt he has got any soft tissue in his body including his internal organs. His massive body can produce great power along with his very high motor, very high velocity and agility for his size. And I can't imagine his strenght a few seasons later from now, Nba is the best place to gain more mass and strenght imo.
And the actual amazing thing about him is not his rare body but his talents. When you have a shooting touch as soft as turkish delight with those creepy hands then I say you are special. And I say you are special when you bang and figth like crazy and make your opponents bones scream in rebounding and positioning but also are able to do smooth turnarounds, all kind of hooks, effective up and unders, fakes, quality layups, finger rolls, putbacks and tip-ins, mid range jumpers and even threes. I've seen all this moves by him in many occasions. Of course he is not perfect in all those moves but he is well above average to perfect and very effective. Another rare thing is that he has always had great stamina, you know power and stamina don't get along well most of the time. I think there is no reason to be pessimistic about his future considering all these aspects of his game with his age(still not 20) and his wonderfull workh ethic. And I believe he is a good learner too.
Now let me be honest about his weaknesses. Actually he is not really weak in these things but he should be a lot better in these aspects of the game to be a big player in NBA.
1) Help defense : He has all the tools to be a very good help defender.
2) Passing : Especially against double team defense he should be better at passing.
3) Screening : Considering his size and agility he'd be better be one of the bests in the league.
4) Standing Vertical and Standing Dunk : He can jump but not while just standing. There won't be easy layups in NBA.
5) Pick and Roll Offense : He seems somewhat late to roll inside.
6) Pick and Pop : Actually I believe he will be very good at this naturally. But he needs a little bit playing time with Devin Harris. Dwill would be great by the way.
7) Left Hand : Definetely needs to work on this.
8) Blocking : This is probably his only real weakness. But I am hopeful because he has tremendous timing in rebounding and I believe timing is a key factor in blocking.
9) Self-confidence : Actually he may need to reduce his self-confidence a bit. I just don't want him to loose his work ethic.
10) Free Throws : He is above average free throw shooter for a big man. But it would be perfect if he increase his percentage to eighties because he will draw tons of fouls.
11) Dribbling : This would be an extra asset to him but also would be very valuable. He has the range to pump fake and go to an easy layup or dunk or draw a foul. Imo even Memo did that occasionally and was effective(was very weird though).
Ok, these are my toughts about him and his game. I believe he is a special player and can be an allstar or even a superstar.
Buuuuuttt, I just believe... Unfortunately, and like everyone else, I really don't know what happens in short and long term.
I am just one of those guys who prefers being positive and hopeful.
Just as a guess I can say he will be good from the midseason and finish the season with 5-7 rbs, 8-14 pts for about 14-20 minutes per game. Then once he begins to feel the NBA and finds his game he will dramatically increase his numbers and his game.
