06-18-2022, 01:19 PM
(06-18-2022, 12:57 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Hollinger has him at 38, but that is the first I have heard of him. He is from Slovenia as well? His shot looks beautiful. I can understand the concerns about athleticism. Good size too.
Follows the Dallas Mavs on Instragram too.
Yes, he is Slovenian.
I assume that there is no more talk about him because, he was some kind of ''late bloomer'' this season. He went to Real Madrid school like Luka did, but he didn't get a chance there (like many others), so then he decide to sign with Fuenlabrada (first spanish league), so basically this was his first season as a pro in the highest (european) level.
Last summer also had surgery in his arm so he missed U20 european championship and missed first few game of the season because of it.
Then he finally get a chance and he really took it well. I think at the beggining of the season he was at the first mostly looking that he is not doing mistakes and then when he gained starting 5 and a trust from the coach he become much more relaxed. A good thing was also that the more minutes he was getting, the more wins were for Fuenlabrada and at the end of the season he also earned chanting his name from Fuenlabrada fans.
I previusly expected that he will stay in europe for another 1 season for a better spot in the draft, but it looks like he will attend this years draft.
As a player in my opinion he have pontetial to become starting playmaker in the team. He don't need the ball in his head to be efficient (his teammates in Fuenlabrada were taking much more shoots the him), decision making and IQ, vission is also high, defense is there, shoot is there...
He really have all the tools you would want from a pg, but i think he will need some time to get used to Nba style of play.