A 7-foot Latvian rebounder with real frontcourt upside
Pinnis is a developmental big who already brings size, rim presence, and rebounding touch: in 2024-25 for VEF Riga he averaged 7.2 points and 5.5 rebounds, and he posted 9.9 points and 10.3 rebounds at the 2024 FIBA U20 EuroBasket Division B. His Providence freshman role was limited to 18 games and 4.2 minutes per night, so the sample there is tiny, but the profile is clear—he’s a long, physical interior player who can clean the glass and give you energy inside. If you want a low-usage, high-upside frontcourt project, he fits.
