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Following potential 2015 draftees

dalamon said:
I just want Sipahi to be good cuz there has yet to be an Albanian player in the NBA, and both of my parents were born in Kosovo (same as Kenan). Bums me out that the rest of the Former Yugoslavian republics are bringing forth blue-chip talents while the nation of my ancestry lags behind.
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Albanians can't ball.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Obviously it's Kristaps Porzingis.
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yup, Ive been watching him too and he just played his best game ever on the 29th.

23 mins, 18 points, 7/12 fg's (3/4 from 3) 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks.

Heres his plays from the game (makes and misses);

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_vc7uLVpM

It would be much easier to watch the defense, ANY combination of Favors, Booker, Porzingis and Rudy will at the very least be solid.
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
Thx man, and I agree, I think Dragan Bender has world beater potential tbh, He throws outlet passes like Kevin Love, that is not normal!!

DX has him way underrated at #13. I know that Bender is a much better prospect than Egemen Guven or Georgios Pappagiannis, dunno how Givony got fooled.
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Bender has the highest upside I've seen for a long time. He has many extra talents. The only worry I have about him that he might be an early bloomer. Maybe that's why people not that hyped much yet. I'm expecting one more tournament from him like the last one he had, to be convinced about his game character and work ethic.

But I'm not low on Güven either. He's the safest bet to me amongst the young Euro C/PF prospects. He hasn't the same extreme upside as Bender's but he is a very very sound player fundamentally. Already has a very impressive post game and he's one of the smartest players from his generation. He possesses very high basketball IQ, high offensive awareness and a long body. Many comparisons say he plays very similar to Pau Gasol and I mostly agree. He led the Turkish U18 NT to the championship on a very stacked roster.

And you are absolutely right about Pappagiannis though, I am not impressed by his play at all in any of the tournaments. I believe he's more of a stiff with a huge body than being a good NBA potential.
 
Enes CanTear You Apart said:
Bender has the highest upside I've seen for a long time. He has many extra talents. The only worry I have about him that he might be an early bloomer. Maybe that's why people not that hyped much yet. I'm expecting one more tournament from him like the last one he had, to be convinced about his game character and work ethic.

But I'm not low on Güven either. He's the safest bet to me amongst the young Euro C/PF prospects. He hasn't the same extreme upside as Bender's but he is a very very sound player fundamentally. Already has a very impressive post game and he's one of the smartest players from his generation. He possesses very high basketball IQ, high offensive awareness and a long body. Many comparisons say he plays very similar to Pau Gasol and I mostly agree. He led the Turkish U18 NT to the championship on a very stacked roster.

And you are absolutely right about Pappagiannis though, I am not impressed by his play at all in any of the tournaments. I believe he's more of a stiff with a huge body than being a good NBA potential.
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Ever heard of Marko Percarski, son of Miroslav Pecarski?? plays for IJT Zemun Belgrade

I have a feeling that he might really be the goods aswell. Ricky Rubio was the first player i can remember looking at born in the 90's. Pecarscki is the first player that i know is legit thats born in 2000's... I understand hes was so dominant vs players his age, he stopped playing against them.
 
PointGod_AlecBurks said:
Ever heard of Marko Percarski, son of Miroslav Pecarski?? plays for IJT Zemun Belgrade

I have a feeling that he might really be the goods aswell. Ricky Rubio was the first player i can remember looking at born in the 90's. Pecarscki is the first player that i know is legit thats born in 2000's... I understand hes was so dominant vs players his age, he stopped playing against them.
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No, haven't heard of him before. But found a short article on Eurohopes, it says he averaged 28 pts 19 rbs among the 98's. Impressive but I couldn't find any footage of his play so can't say much.
 
The season is on in Greece. Aleksandar Vezenkov had a 19 point game in the season-opener for Aris(9/11 shooting, 1/2 3pt, 8rbs):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2EaCNR7PUs

He scored in every way possible in this game it seems. Nice to see him expanding his game a bit.

In the second game he was the topscorer for his team again(13 pts, 7 rbs, 2ast, 2st, 6/10 shooting, 1/2 from 3).
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjV7bXrAWV8

If Lindsey likes Steve Novak, Im 99.5% sure he'll be keeping track of former UK marksman, trick shot extraordinaire and world record holder, Kyle Wiltjer.

I like his chances of carving out a small role in today's NBA.. I mean... David ****ing Wear made the Knicks roster..
 
Chad Ford's latest Draft Ranking


1. Okafor
2. Towns
3. Porzingis

Last year Porzingis was a real mystery man -- a player who would've been drafted in the lottery based entirely on upside. But the longer scouts got to take a look at him this summer, the more convinced they are that he's the real thing. He, too, has the size to play both the 4 and the 5, is a terrific athlete and excels facing the basket. He needs to add strength and could use more experience, but Porzingis, if he were playing in college, would probably be in the conversation for the No. 1 pick.
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4. Alexander
5. Turner
6. Walker
7. Cauley-Stein (lol, good on him)
8. Harrell
9. Portis
10. Guven
 
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