DRAFT

Ugonna Onyenso

Detroit Pistons

C7'0"236 lbage 22rookieVirginiaOwerri, Nigeria

ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING

A shot-blocking rim-running protector

DET

Detroit Pistons

Eastern · Central · proj. 40-42 (▲+4.7)

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A towering rim protector who blocks shots and finishes lobs around the basket. A backup defensive center with a clearly defined, narrow role.

Proj. pick #43Range 42–58Comp Walker Kessler (lite)

Strengths

Rim protection and shot-blocking
Vertical lob finishing
Length and standing reach

Top concern

No floor-spacing and raw offensive game

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27

$2,000,000Guaranteed

1% of the club’s payroll · 15th of 15 priced deals

Runs through4 seasons

Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr

Surplus−$500,000

FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

Jun 25
TRADEDETOFFICIAL
Traded to Detroit Pistons
via @ShamsCharaniaon the wire →
Jul 2
SIGNINGDETOFFICIAL
Detroit Pistons signed center Ugonna Onyenso to a Two-Way Contract.

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.