will have to do those other things exetremly well to suvive NBA long term and he hasn't shown me he can do that even in college. At 6'8'', he is just too short (3'' shorter than Larry Sanders) to be a rim protector in NBA. He doesn't play great defense and has limited defensive flexibility guarding different positions. He is a below average shooter and passer, meaning he can't be used as a space 4 or a pivot point for the 2nd unit. There may be more NBA teams willing to bet on him if he were 2-3'' higher, but NBA in general has very low interest in these senior players. Lawal is a good college player, but I just don't see him survive NBA long term.