Mystery Man: NBA Draft Prospect Bol Bol Has Scouts, Execs Split on His Potential

He stood up, looked at his staff and said, "We can try any defense we want, but there's nothing anyone can do to stop a guy his size fading away from three."Bol would put up 12 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots against Portland State. The ones who like him a lot are spreading negative rumors about him, and the ones who don't want to draft him are propping him up."Bol Bol, the son of the late and legendary 7'7" NBA center Manute Bol, was two years old when his family fled Sudan for the United States as political refugees. If they have a great culture, I think he'll really excel."At Oregon, Bol did excel on the court, and opposing coaches consistently came away with the impression that they'd just faced a future top-five pick."We thought we could get physical with him. If you try to stop him with someone his size—assuming you even have someone like that—he'll easily go around."Bol finished that game against Eastern Washington with 23 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots.He seems ideally suited for the next level as a floor-stretching force on offense and a rim-protecting titan on defense. For now, he appears content to let his play alone determine his draft status."Beneath all the other bulls--t," says a source familiar with Bol, "there is a boy who I believe wants to honor his father.