NBA News NBA News, Match Reports and Updates 
Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, #13 of the United States of America (USA) warms up before the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup – Turkiye 2026 Group A match between the United States of America (USA) and France at Basketball Development Centre in Istanbul, Turkey on June 27, 2026. (Photo by Altan Gocher / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images) Getty
Joaquim Boumtje Boumtjte already has heads turning. Imagine you’re a Belmont player about to face the Duke Blue Devils in an exhibition game. You turn around and see a 7’2, 250 pound center dribbling, posting up and even shooting threes. You’re only thoughts are, “this can’t be real”, “he’s not from this planet” or “what am I witnessing”.
Advertisement
The Impressive Build And Play Of Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje
Duke has a 7’2, 250 pound 17 year old freshman that’s not even eligible for the draft next year. Boumtje Boumtje has guard skills mixed with actual center play. He can shoot the ball, or go to work in the post. He is definitely a unique player to say the least.
GettyJoaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, #13 of the United States of America (USA) warms up before the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup – Turkiye 2026 Group A match between the United States of America (USA) and France at Basketball Development Centre in Istanbul, Turkey on June 27, 2026. (Photo by Altan Gocher / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
In 22 minutes of play Boumtje Boumtje had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks shooting an efficient 7/11 and 2/5 on threes. Even though it was just an exhibition game against Belmont, he showed that Duke is not lost without Cam Boozer and that there is a new big man ready to dominate. The scariest part is that he is not eligible for next year’s draft and could potentially stay an extra year at Duke
Advertisement
The Future Is Bright For Boumtje Boumtje
It is going to be very tough for college kids to be able to guard a center that already has an NBA ready body at just 17 years old. NBA scouts will be drooling over the thought of having them on their…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/joaquim-boumtje-boumtje-next-great-031433221.html
Author :
Publish date : 2026-10-14 03:14:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
