Nogueira has looked very good in his first two d-league games: averaging 13pts, 16rbs, 3blks, 1stl, 1ass, .5to in his first two games. Last night he held his own against PF Jarnell Stokes, who's exactly the sort of strong, physical post player that Bebe would be expected to struggle against. His FG% and FT% leave something to be desired, but he had a great FG% in Spain and a passable (for a C) FT%, so hopefully he can get those up again.
I continue to think that he has the potential to be the backup C on this team, not as a solution to this year's problems, but as the long-term solution.
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