Noah Penda Scouting Report

Noah Penda (2025) Scouting Report

Noah Penda Player Profile:

From: Le Mans (LNB Pro A)

Age: 20

Position: PF

Height: 6’8”

Wingspan: 7’0”

Weight: 220 lbs

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Strengths:

Offense:

- Incredible physical profile

- Fast-improving shooter from three

- High release point makes shot near impossible to block

- Shoots well off the catch

- Solid burst and acceleration, especially given his size

- Very good handle for his size

- Gets to the rim with ease

- Does well to draw fouls at the rim

- Moves well off the ball

- Great cutter

- Reads the defense extremely well

- Strong hands, rarely gets stripped

- Does extremely well in a system

- Great motor

Defense:

- Very good team defender

- Lateral foot speed

- Positions himself well

- Makes use of his length

- Great motor

- Rotates well

- Makes an impact without fouling

- Good pick-and-roll defender

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Weaknesses:

Offense:

- Slow to set his feet on jumpshot, makes it easier to contest

Defense:

- Doesn’t have the most fluid hip mobility, hinders him against quicker opponents

- Oftentimes gets caught ball-watching

- Struggles to defend cutters and off-ball movement

- Poor weakside defender

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Player Projections:

Floor: Tidjane Salaun / Backup

Ceiling: Aaron Gordon / All-Star caliber

Realistic: PJ Washington / Good starter

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Analysis: