Luigi Suigo

Suigo is the kind of international stash that sneaks into the late first because the people doing the work see exactly what the role is. He's a real 6'11" / 230 lb center with a 7'3" wingspan playing meaningful minutes for Mega Basket in the ABA League — one of the toughest professional development leagues for a 19-year-old in the world. Locked On NBA Draft pegged him as a 'surprise riser' for a reason: when you watch the games, he's competing against grown men, walling up the paint, and finishing rolls without looking out of place.

The interior game is what travels. He's got real soft hands as a roll catcher, finishes off either shoulder in the post with hooks and turnaround jumpers, and his second-jump rebounding shows up in every game he plays. Cyro Asseo's 'Italian Ivica Zubac' comp is the cleanest projection out there — same kind of low-mistake, low-usage, high-efficiency interior big who reads NBA defense and lets the offense come to him. The shot is more touch than range; he's a real free-throw shooter with mid-range turnaround comfort, but the three is a 2-3 year project at best.

Defensively he's a drop anchor, not a switch big. He's mobile enough to handle short-roll closeouts, his hands and timing as a rim protector are real, and the 7'3" wingspan does the heavy lifting on contests. The frame still needs another 15 lb of NBA muscle to hold ground against starting NBA fives.

For Detroit, Suigo is the long-view stash. Draft-and-stash him a year in Europe, let him add the strength and the three-point range, and import a backup five with real interior skill in 2027. Low-cost, high-floor bet at the back end of the first.