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1.
Milos Vujanic 6-3 PG Partizan Belgrade (Serbia-Montenegro) |
| Statistics:
25.7 ppg, 3.2 apg, 41.8 FG% / Selected by the New York Knicks
as 36th overall pick |
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Led
Partizan to the final of the league averaging 26 points per game
in the series against Buducnost, the team of soon-to-be NBA players
Zarko Cabarkapa and Aleksandar Pavlovic, while assuming
a bigger role as a playmaker (4.0 apg) than usual. The Knicks could
use player like him, although he is clearly not a pure point guard.
Think of a Balkan version of Allen Iverson.
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Nenad Krstic 7-0 PF Partizan Belgrade (Serbia-Montenegro) |
| Statistics:
12.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 48.9 FG% / Selected by the New Jersey Nets
as 24th overall pick |
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Has
played a secondary role ever since Vujanic returned to the team.
He was not brilliant in the series against Buducnost, but Rod
Thorn should still be happy with the development of his first-round
pick. With that size, athleticism and talent, he is going to become
a legit big man in the NBA.
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| 3.
Luis Scola 6-9 PF Tau Ceramica (Spain) |
| Statistics:
15.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 24.4 mpg, 54.6 FG% / Selected by the San Antonio
Spurs as 56th overall pick |
| Had
very impressive outings at the start of the season. Has not reached
the same level again after being sidelined for two months due to injury.
But make no mistake, with such an offensive talent, this 6-9 forward
is NBA material. |
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Darius Songaila 6-10 PF CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| Statistics:
12.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 21.6 mpg, 47.5 FG% / Selected by the Boston
Celtics as 50th overall pick |
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While
most NBA scouts had their eyes on draft prospects Viktor Khryapa
and Sergey Monya during the Final Four of the Euroleague,
it was Darius Songaila who carried the biggest part of the offensive
burden for CSKA Moscow. He was not particularly inspired, but still
managed to make an impact. NBA ready.
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Juan Carlos Navarro 6-4 SG FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| Statistics:
11.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 36.6 3P% / Selected by the Washington
Wizards as 40th overall pick |
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The
third leading scorer in the best team outside the NBA is having
a career year. That said, many people doubt he has what it takes
to play the point guard spot in the NBA. Has done nothing to prove
them wrong this season.
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6.
Mario Kasun 7-1 C Frankfurt Skyliners (Germany)
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| Statistics:
13.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg / Selected by the Clippers as 41st
overall pick. Rights traded to the Magic. |
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He's
proving he's something more than just another big body in the paint.
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Federico Kammerichs 6-9 SF Pamesa Valencia (Spain) |
| Statistics:
9.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 17.5 mpg / Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
as 51st overall pick |
Although
he has shown clear improvement this season, the NBA is still not
a real option for the Argentinean forward at this point. Not that
the league is a priority for him anyway, as
he told HoopsHype.com some weeks ago.
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| 8.
David Andersen 6-10 PF Virtus Bologna (Italy) |
| Statistics:
8.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.6 bpg / Selected by the Atlanta Hawks as
37h overall pick |
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This
was expected to be his breakthrough year in Europe. It wasn't. Has
missed the most important part of the season after undergoing shoulder
surgery.
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| 9.
Mladen Sekularac 6-8 SG Virtus Bologna (Italy) |
| Statistics:
6.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 46.6 FG% / Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
as 55th overall pick |
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Had
a better shot at playing in the NBA last year than he has now. Really
disappointing season for Sekularac in Bologna, where he was supposed
to be the substitute for Manu Ginobili.
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Peter Fehse 7-0 C Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) |
| Statistics:
8.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg / Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics as 49th
overall pick |
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Like
Dirk Nowitzki, he is a seven-footer that first played pro
basketball in a Division 2 team in Germany. They both have the same
personal coach, but there is not much more in common between them.
Has not played much due to several ankle injuries.
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