Yeah, the obvious comp is Sabonis, but as you alluded to, how valuable is an undersized center, who can't protect the rim, defend in space or stretch the floor (that may come in time; we'll see), in the playoffs?
On the other hand, this team is starving for offensive focal points and given their commitment to a back court lacking in that area and aversion to unforced movement, it's probably going to have to come from the front court, which is more difficult to find.
Well they are definitely more talented than a college kid who has played exactly 0 seconds of nba level basketball
Probably true, but insane considering how relatively untalented a perimeter corps that is.