Luigi Suigo

PROFILE

ANGT Abu Dhabi- May 2025
By Artau Pascual

Kind of a roller-coaster tournament for Luigi Suigo. He stands at 7’4, which is something you can’t teach, but the impact of his size and length in the game is still inconsistent, which is normal for a player whose motor and toughness are still in the making. Luigi Suigo had to live up with foul trouble for the most of the event and displayed a mixed bag of strengths and weaknesses. He will be a HM player and his skillset is very appealing for the next level, but the 2025/26 season will be a key one to make all the necessary strides from a physical standpoint to get him ready for that. During the tournament, Suigo struggled to stay focused on the action when he was in a bad dynamic and let the mistakes get too much in his head.

On the offensive end, Suigo was used mostly as a roller during the event. There are two dimensions of him as a finisher in this situation: he’s a lot better when he can finish against handler-oriented coverages with slow rotations or when he comes off a screen that frees him than when he has to finish against collapsed paints with bodies on his way. Suigo needs to work on most of the areas of finishing: he’s not good enough to consistently produce off two-feet, his touch is a bit odd sometimes, and he has some issues with lifting his feet. Finishing in reduced spaces should be one of his prioritized areas for improvement. As a post-up player, contact absorption and touch are also the things he needs to work on: it’s easy to get in his hip, and when this happens his results decrease abnormally. All these finishing in the paint aspects will improve as he gets stronger and more willing to play through contact. On the other hand, Suigo projects as a capable stretch big. His shooting mechanics looked good, he was able to find some mid-range looks as a roller, and his mechanics are fluid and clean for a 7’4. His sense of spacing is good, and he has a fine feel for relocation and spacing. Suigo also showed that he can outspeed his matchup and create points by filling the trailer lane in transitions and fastbreaks.

Defensively, Suigo needs to focus a lot on his hips and rebounding. Rebounding is a major issue right now: he’s taller than the rest, but the lack of strength makes him a target as he brings the ball down, and he’s also very easy to push. He will need to be better at securing the defensive board and improve in key aspects such as boxing out or initiating the contact. The hips area is mainly related to his development as a drop big: his angle selection is poor, and this makes him a target for some explosive guards. He can use his length to deter some shots, but most of the time it’s easy to get past him. On the other hand, his positional rim protection when the defense is set is naturally good. The main reason why he went through foul trouble during most of the event was because of unnecessary hands, bad decisions in defensive balances -pressuring the ball-handler instead of running back- and defending post-up actions with the hands instead of using lower-body strength.

Memorial Pascual Chulià- September 2024
By Artau Pascual

Even though he went through many ups and downs during the games, he made a winning impact on his team. Suigo made an impact in the paint by deterring shots and making slashers think twice about getting to the rim. He struggled a little more when stronger forwards and bigs attacked him face-up, since he still needs to add core strength to his game, but he possesses the rim protection skills and awareness required for the next stages. On the offensive end, finishing remains as the swing skill for him: his passing and shooting keep developing in the right way, as well as his game off the roll, but his next leap will be related to his consistency and efficiency in the restricted area. Struggles to finish in traffic. Has some unteachable qualities.

FIBA U18 European Championship- August 2024
By Artau Pascual

A conventional big with good mobility and motor for his size. Not a unicorn: doesn’t have that type of coordination and fluidity. He has impact in both paints both as a potential rim protector and play finisher, and he has some upside as a passer in simple reads such as short roll or from the top of the key, as well as his pick&pop and spot-up shot are reliable enough to trust him as a guy who can stretch the floor if needed. 

On the offensive end, Suigo was mainly used as a screener. While he still needs to improve his technique at setting them, his rolling speed is really good for a player of his size. His touch in the paint is inconsistent: he’s very right-handed and has knows where the basket is all the time, but he mixes some soft buckets with other weird misses. Once he fully develops his motor, he will be able to dunk it more times. He also has the touch to be an efficient player when he’s back to the basket, but he had a very few number of situations there. Can put the ball on the floor against slow bigs and his shot with the feet set looks translatable to the next level. 

Defensively, Suigo’s potential as a rim protector is very high. He still needs to improve his core strength and communication skills to be consistent at packing the paint, but his size and shot-blocking timing already give him a good foundation and allow him to make an impact at the current level. He’s not the lightest guy on the feet, but he can sporadically switch and use his wingspan to bother ball-handlers. Will be a drop pick&roll big.

ANGT Berlin- May 2024
By Artau Pascual

Unique prospect in his age group because of an appealing mix of size and offensive skill. Tall, still needs to improve the way he handles contact. Can stretch the floor and shoot the ball from outside at a high clip. His touch is soft, and he finishes well in the paint without opposition. Needs to improve his post-up game. Has some mid-range shot and some encouraging glimpses of face-up game. On the defensive end, his limited mobility doesn’t help him protect the paint and can be a target for guards in switch schemes. Has to work on his motor.