Rebounding is one of the few areas where college stats are highly predictive of pro performance. Put another way, subpar rebounding is a deficiency that’s harder to fix than other deficiencies in a 19-20 year old’s game might be. So if you’re going to bet big on Jackson, I think you need to think he projects as a poor man’s Durant, because I doubt he’ll ever rebound well enough to merit the Bosh comparison. (Or alternatively, you have to think rebounding matters less than it once did — Horford was a terrific rebounder early in his career, but it’s a much less important part of his game now than it once was.)
Bamba is fascinating, but I’m not sure he fits on the C’s. In addition to Brad’s preference for bigs who can stretch the floor, I think Bamba is too raw to earn minutes on a contending team, and he’s not going to develop properly with his ass stapled to the bench.