Big-body rebounder whose value starts on the glass
In the 2025-26 season, Lassina Traore was Texas’s rugged frontcourt stabilizer, averaging 3.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in 23 games while giving the Longhorns a physical 6-foot-9, 245-pound presence that fits a defense-and-rebounding-first roster.[1][2] The differentiator is his relentless interior work: he’s not a volume scorer, but he screens, battles, and cleans the glass like a grown-up in a gym full of freshman energy. The caution flag is durability—he dealt with a knee issue that sidelined him late in the season and has to be viewed as a fit for teams that value toughness and rebounding over spacing.[5][7]
