Chicago Bulls: One draft prospect from each Sweet Sixteen team

Florida State Seminoles: Mfiondu Kabengele

Despite their great performance as a team, the Noles aren’t exactly abundant when it comes to having NBA-level talent. Florida State has had a couple of draft picks in recent years, but this team, in particular, isn’t stacked with NBA talent, as their past teams have been.

As a matter of fact, the Seminoles best NBA prospect isn’t even in their starting rotation. That player is Mfiondu Kabengele.

The nephew of NBA Hall-of-Famer Dikembe Mutombo, Kabengele was the ACC Sixth Man of the Year. Averaging nearly 14 points per game off the bench, Kabengele is a polished three-and-d forward, with additionally plus post skills, and surprising athleticism for his size.

Moreover, Kabengele has begun to rise onto NBA Draft big boards. A constant theme in this article has been adding bench talent for the Bulls, and it would be a major plus if the Bulls were able to add a major impact-maker off the bench in the second round.

By taking the best role player in the entire country, the Bulls would accomplish that theme and then some, hence jump-starting their bench to an above-average unit.

Additionally, the Bulls would need not worry about a transition to the bench for Kabengele, which is a common growing pain for NBA rookies. Kabengele has thrived in a role off the bench and has shown no signs of that not translating to the NBA level.

The next step in the rebuild for the Bulls should be crafting a deep bench, and adding a big piece in the polished and versatile Kabengele would be a huge first step in that process. I love Florida State’s Mfiondu Kabengele as a second round pick for the Bulls in July.