Bassey was an elite high school prospect whose college career did not go as planned, as he had a productive freshman year at Western Kentucky but returned to college and tore his ACL as a sophomore. He had a good junior year but still ended up only being drafted in the late second round by Philadelphia in 2021. Bassey's athleticism jumps off the page, as uses his length and jumping ability to block shots and finish lobs. He runs the floor hard and has decent hands. He also has a decent midrange game. His feel for the game could use some work, as he doesn't have any sort of passing feel, evidence by his high turnover rate early in his career. To be an effective pick-and-roll threat in the NBA, he'll need to at least be able to kick to the opposite corner as the roll man or just find the open man when he's doubled down low. Defensively, he can protect the rim and has posted really high block rates, but doesn't move all that well laterally, so defending in space will be tough for him. He's likely going to be limited to playing deep drop coverage.  Bassey gave the Spurs some decent minutes in the '22-'23 season, finishing well at the rim and earning a multi-year contract with his play. He still has more to prove to really stick around in the league, but he's still only 24 years old and has improved each season. Unfortunately, Bassey tore his ACL in December of December and missed the vast majority of the '23-'24 season.