Luc Richard Mbah a Moute a.k.a L.R. is 6’7, 227 pounds and will be a junior at UCLA. He is a Prince in his native Cameroon and he has only played about 6 years of organized basketball, so the game is still fresh for him.
He has long arms and a 7’2 wingspan. He is versatile and can play multiple positions very well. He is very coachable, has a positive attitude, and a very hard worker. He is very athletic, is a very good rebounder, and he does a good job of boxing out. He plays pretty good defense and his upside to become an even better defender looks great. L.R. is a good slasher to the basket and is good in transition and a half court set. He is pretty decent on the perimeter, and has great foot speed. He is capable of playing physical in the post, and can almost match up with anyone. He is a decent free thrown shooter, and he plays pretty solid in many areas of his game.
L.R. doesn’t always play with confidence and to the best of his abilities. He still needs to work on his ball handling and his jump shot. Sometimes he makes bad shot selections and he can be turnover prone. He is still getting use to playing organized basketball and he is still improving on his strengths and weaknesses, to become a complete all-around player. He still needs to develop more of an offensive game and he can be too passive sometimes.
I do like his upside and I believe he could become a very good versatile player in the future, being a difference maker on the court. I think once he improves on some things and develops a complete understanding of his game, he could become a Tayshaun Prince type player.
