The Lakers are trying to train for the inside of Mali s senior six. Is he the black and hard that the team needs?

According to statistics from HoopsHype reporter Alberto De Roa, the Los Angeles Lakers have tried out Oumar Ballo, a senior sixth inside player who plays for Indiana University.

Barrow, from Mali, was born in July 2002. He is 22 years old, 213cm tall and weighs 118kg. He is a strong big inside player with excellent combat ability. In the NCAA field this season, Barrow, who transferred from the University of Arizona to join Indiana University, has performed relatively stably. He played 31 times for Indiana University, averaging 28.9 minutes per game, averaging 13 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.3 blocks, including 3.1 frontcourt rebounds, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 62.3% and a free throw percentage of 57.1%.

From the perspective of characteristics, Barrow is an inside player with excellent physical talent and strong ability to fight. Barrow has good scoring and finishing ability at the offensive end. He can also create certain threats in the opponent's interior, and his performance in passing and support has also improved some this season. Barrow also performed quite well in the competition for rebounds in front and back courts, and he was able to provide certain support to the team in terms of franchise protection. However, Barrow's skills are indeed relatively rough. It is difficult for him to provide more support to the team on the offensive end, and he also lacks basic independent scoring ability. In addition, Barrow is a senior six player after all, and his age is obviously a little older. Considering that he has not made any substantial progress in the past few seasons, his data has not reached the dominant level, and he has not made any breakthroughs on the offensive end, everyone will be a little worried about his future development potential.

Judging from the current situation, Barrow should most likely become the undraft in this year's NBA draft, and it should be difficult for him to have the chance to be shortlisted successfully. But on the other hand, Barrow's physical talent is also there, and he is indeed able to use this feature to create some threats. For the Lakers, they are indeed seriously short of manpower in the inside. They need not only find a suitable starting center, but also find the right insider for the second and third teams. In this case, it is very normal for Barrow to enter the Lakers' inspection scope. The Lakers really need such a black and hard inside line to increase the team's lineup depth. Although it is difficult for Barrow to be shortlisted in the draft, he should also become a potential contender for some teams' two-way contracts. Will we see Barrow in the Lakers roster next season?