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Indiana Pacers Love/Hate series: Ike Anigbogu

By Tony East

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 31: Ike Anigbogu #13 of the Indiana Pacers blocks dunk by Shabazz Muhammad #15 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 31, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 31: Ike Anigbogu #13 of the Indiana Pacers blocks dunk by Shabazz Muhammad #15 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 31, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 31: Ike Anigbogu #13 of the Indiana Pacers blocks a dunk by Shabazz Muhammad #15 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 31, 2017, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

No NBA player is perfect, they all have their strengths and weaknesses. In this love/hate series, we will review those attributes for each player on the Indiana Pacers. In this installment, we will take a look at Ike Anigbogu.

Second round picks can be anything. Sometimes you get Draymond Green or Isaiah Thomas. Other times you get no names who don’t amount to much. In the Indiana Pacers history of drafting players, most of their second rounders have landed somewhere in between.

2017 second round pick Ike Anigbogu has a chance to end up on either extreme. Before getting injured during his freshman year at UCLA, many draft experts pegged him as a first-round pick, and some even had him in the late lottery. He still has that level of potential in him somewhere. If he can accentuate all of his positives, he could turn out to be a quality play finishing center who can protect the rim at a high level.

But Anigbogu could amount to very little. He could be a raw talent that never figures it out and his career is over as quickly as it started. With only 30 minutes of pro playing time so far, it’s hard to see which end of the spectrum he has a better chance of ending up on.

Either way, between the G League and the pros, we at least still saw a little bit of what Ike can be last year. A closer examination of his skills could lead us to a better determination of what player he might end up being.

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