You’d think he’d have called Rodions Kurucs, but nope, Kristaps Porzingis didn’t call his fellow Latvia on Draft Night. Instead, the call went to Dzanan Musa of Bosnia. “He encouraged me to just go for it,’’ Musa told The Post’s Marc Berman on Sunday at the NBA’s rookie orientation. It turns out the two Europeans have older brothers who played against each other. How do we know that Porzingis didn’t call Kurucs? The day after the Draft, the 20-year-old Latvian told the media that he had only spoken with Porzingis once but that he looked forward to talking with him … and playing against him “and beat his ass.”
Rodions Kurucs Rumors
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Position: F
Born: 02/05/98
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:205 lbs. / 93 kg.
Salary: $1,690,000
Born: 02/05/98
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:205 lbs. / 93 kg.
Salary: $1,690,000
Bobby Marks, ESPN: The Hamidou Diallo (Oklahoma City) and Khyri Thomas (Detroit) signings now have 17 players selected in the second round of the June Draft under contract. Each of the second round picks have at a minimum of three years on their contract except for Jevon Carter (Memphis). The point guard was restricted to only two years because Memphis had signed Kyle Anderson to the full midlevel exception. The top three players with the most guaranteed money are Rodions Kurucs ($4.8M), Jalen Brunson ($4.3M) and Gary Trent Jr. ($3.9M). In addition, the last three players selected in the second round, Thomas Welsh, George King and Kostas Antetokounmpo were signed to Two-Way Contracts.
Michael Scotto: Rodions Kurucs signed a four-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets, which is guaranteed for three years and includes a team option on the fourth year according to agent Arturs Kalnitis (@ArtursKalnitis).
Rodions Kurucs: That’s it, I’m proud to be a Net! Love this team, city and fans! Can’t wait for the season!Appreciate my family, agent and people who made it happen. #wegohard #letsgoNets
Brian Lewis: The #Nets announced the signing of rookie Rodions Kurucs, the 40th overall pick in last month’s draft, to a multi-year contract. It’s expected to be four years at $7 million, underscoring how high they are on the Latvian forward.
13 Jul
The Nets have finally completed buyouts for both their European draft picks — first-rounder Dzanan Musa and second-rounder Rodions Kurucs. The club Thursday announced the signing of Musa, who inked a four-year rookie-scale deal starting at $1.63 million.
