Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, the Barça youth player who aims for the number 1 pick in the 2028 Draft

Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, a 2.18-meter center trained at FC Barcelona and currently at Duke, has become, at just 17 years old, one of the greatest young talents in world basketball. ESPN expert Jeremy Woo already places him as a favorite to be the number 1 pick in the 2028 Draft.

The son of Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, a former player for Georgetown and chosen in the NBA Draft, shined at the FIBA U-17 World Cup in Istanbul with the United States. He averaged 19.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, and 1.7 steals in 22.8 minutes, with a 59.8% field goal percentage and 53.1% from three, and was named MVP after winning gold.

His great appeal lies in combining his 2.18 meters with skills typical of perimeter players: he handles the ball, shoots from the arc, creates plays, and also excels defensively. Because of this, some scouts already consider him a "unicorn" and believe he can have a similar impact at Duke as Cooper Flagg or Cameron Boozer had during their respective recruitment processes.

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