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The Nuggets try out the inside of Mario. Will he be a potential candidate for the substitute center?

4:48pm, 27 June 2025【Basketball】

According to ESPN reporter Ohm Younmisuk, the Denver Nuggets have recently tried out for four players who are about to appear in this year's NBA Draft. The four players are Caleb Love, a big five backcourt player from the University of Arizona, Hunter Dickinson, a big five center from the University of Kansas, Darius Hannah, a Bradley team and Oumar Ballo, a big six inside player from Indiana University.

Baro from Mali was born in July 2002. He is not yet 23 years old, 213cm tall, and weighs 118kg. He is a big insider with super confrontational ability and a very strong figure. Barlow transferred from the University of Arizona to join Indiana University this season. In the NCAA game this season, he made a total of 31 appearances, averaging 28.9 minutes per game, averaging 13 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.3 blocks, including 3.1 frontcourt rebounds, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 62.3% and a free throw percentage of 57.1%.

From the perspective of characteristics, Barlow has very obvious advantages in physical talent. Barlow can also provide great support to the team in the interior defense, and his performance in the basket protection, rebound protection and interior defense are worthy of recognition. Barlow has pretty good scoring ability and offensive efficiency at the offensive end. His performance in frontcourt rebounding is also worthy of recognition, and he also has certain passing ability and support ability. However, Barlow's skills are relatively rough. He lacks sufficient independent scoring and shooting ability. It is difficult for him to provide more support to the team on the offensive end. On the other hand, Barlow is already a little older, and he has been playing in the NCAA field for many years, and he has not shown enough progress, which may also show that his potential and future development are relatively limited.

Judging from the current situation, Barlow's draft market should be less than ideal, and he should most likely become a loser. However, for the Nuggets, Barlow is actually a candidate to consider. The Nuggets have a serious shortage of players in the interior, and they need to find suitable substitute center candidates for the second and third teams. Considering that Barlow is also a player with outstanding defensive functions, he may also become the focus of some teams' two-way contracts. I wonder how Barlow performed in the Nuggets’ trial, will he become a potential contender for stealing two-way contracts or even appear in the team’s roster next season?

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