Nathan Soliman Scouting Report

Oct. 23, 2025 | By Kylle Rattray | Category: Scouting Report

 

  • Height: 6’7

  • Age:16(14/5/2009)

  • Team: Pole France INSEP Paris

  • Position: Forward

 

When projecting international prospects, high on the list of factors to consider regarding a player’s future is whether they have represented their youth national team and if they have played up in older age groups. One such prospect is French standout Nathan Soliman.

Playing for U18 Pole INSEP Paris while having only just turned 16, the 6'9" forward represented France at the FIBA U16 EuroBasket tournament this year and was also part of the U17 French national team that competed in the World U17 Championship. He averaged 20 PPG, 10 REB, and 2.3 AST at this year’s EuroBasket, leading France to a 5th-place finish, with his best game coming against Spain, where he posted 26 PTS and 18 REB.

In the ANGT Dubai tournament, he averaged 14.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 3.7 AST while facing some of the best U18 teams in Europe. What stood out most was his versatility, combining length and ball-handling ability to punish bigger forwards from the perimeter. Against smaller players, he used his physical stature, strength, and power to overpower them — despite being one of the youngest players at the tournament.

On both sides of the ball, he shows strong basketball instincts and feel for the game, well advanced for his age. In Dubai, Nathan showed flashes of point-forward ability, often initiating the offense or acting as a pressure release. Along with his individual playmaking ability, he knows how to make defenders work — using a mix of his physical tools, creative footwork, and fakes to get to his preferred spots.

While passing is not currently a strength, he can make simple reads and has shown the ability to make kick-out passes on drives to the basket. However, this remains an area of development moving forward. Shooting is another skill that needs refinement. He went 0-7 from three during the Dubai stage, while shooting 23.3% from three and 69.2% from the free-throw line in previous ANGT stages, and 25% from three at EuroBasket. His perimeter shooting will need to be a key focus over the next two years as he looks to transition to the next level and adapt to the modern game.

Defensively, Nathan leverages his physical tools to be a lockdown defender. He averaged 2.1 STL and 1.9 BLK per game in EuroBasket and consistently acted as a disruptive presence on the court. His strong instincts and anticipation are evident in his ability to get frequent deflections in passing lanes. He also has a high motor, is a rebounding threat on both ends, and shows good timing and positioning to track rebound angles. On the perimeter, his standout quality is his versatility as a switch defender — able to guard both guards and forwards at the U18 level. He displays excellent lateral mobility and does well to stay in front of quicker, more agile guards.

At this stage, comparisons for Nathan point to players like Franz Wagner and OG Anunoby, given his offensive versatility and defensive upside.

With the wave of international youth players heading to the U.S. college basketball system, it will be interesting to see if Nathan joins that trend in the coming years. Draft-eligible in 2028, he projects as one of the first European players to be selected in that class — and with continued improvement, he could very well hear his name called in the lottery.