Draft Prospect: Damjan Rudež

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.eurobasket.com/photos/Rudez_Damjan.jpg

Full Name: Damjan Rudež
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6-10 / 200
Birthdate: June 17, 1986
High School:
Team: Oostende (Belgium)
Country: Croatia

NBADraft.net (http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/damjanrudez.asp)
DraftExpress (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Damjan-Rudez-201/)

[Marcus Bryant]

-Ante Tomic conducted a workout in New York City on Saturday in front of 10 interested teams alongside Peja Samardziski, Damjan Rudez and Vladimir Golubovic. Two General Managers—New York’s Donnie Walsh and Boston’s Danny Ainge, were present, as were team representatives such as Scott Layden (Utah Jazz), Tim Connelley (Washington Wizards), Kenny Williamson (Charlotte Bobcats) and George Felton (San Antonio Spurs). Tomic reportedly had just a “so-so” workout, while it was Damjan Rudez actually that may have been the most impressive. Tomic likely gets drafted somewhere in the top 10-15 spots of the second round, and is rumored to be a strong candidate for Euroleague outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv. He currently has a contract with KK Zagreb that lasts until 2011, and has no NBA escape clause to work with.

link (http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Word-on-the-Street-Rounding-Up-2940/)

[AA2120]

uhh WHO?!
lol..

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Draft_Central_08_Damjan_Rudez-275455-64.html

[Blackjack]

uhh WHO?!
lol..

Sounds like a Spurs pick to me! :lmao

[AA2120]

i cant wait for this damn draft..

[Marcus Bryant]

Damjan Rudez
Ht: 6-10 | Wt: 199 | Age: 17 | Croatia

Here is another of the camp's surprises who will be heard from in the future. Rudez does a lot of things well, not the least of which is his shooting. He was one of the camp's outstanding shooters with a quick release and NBA range. When he misses a shot, like Duke's J.J. Redick or the Sacremento Kings' Peja Stojakovic, you are disappointed.

Rudez also handles the ball well for his size, can run the fast break and has a good first step in the half court. You can tell on his face that he loves to play and does compete to great intensity.

On the downside, he is a good but, not great, athlete who has to fill out into his long frame. Again, he'll be 18 this month and has plenty of time to physically mature. The skill level is there to be an outstanding player along the lines of a Stojakovic.

link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2004/columns/story?id=1818143)

[Marcus Bryant]

Damjan Rudez | SF | Croatia
Rudez is a big-time sleeper in the draft. He's a long, athletic forward who can really shoot the basketball. He's outplayed some of the top talent in the draft in recent workouts.

link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=MockDraft-Round2-080623)

[Marcus Bryant]

Hmmm...6'10" swingman with a 7 foot wingspan who can handle and shoot the rock. And the Spurs are checking him out.

[Blackjack]

Hmmm...6'10" swingman with a 7 foot wingspan who can handle and shoot the rock. And the Spurs are checking him out.

Your right, this has got Spurs written all over it.

[Marcus Bryant]

Felton is Director Of College Player Personnel for the Spurs.

[Blackjack]

Felton is Director Of College Player Personnel for the Spurs.

Wasn't Felton hired just last year???

[Marcus Bryant]

Wasn't Felton hired just last year???

'06.

[Spur-Addict]

He sounds like a more athletic version of Hedo. The video i've seen of him is very limited which means I can't get a sense of his game at all. Does anyone have additional footage aside from the commonly seen footage which is scare in length and clarity?

[Slo spurs fan]

Haa ha ha ha! He already signed with Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) for two+1 (player option) years. He can go after two years.

[Marcus Bryant]

Ha ha ha?

:wtf

[Slo spurs fan]

http://www.union.olimpija.com/4/11/6104/


Damjan Rudež #6

21 letni, 205 cm visoki Damjan Rudež je bil v minuli sezoni eden izmed nosilcev igre v Splitu (10,5 točk, 4,2 skoka, 1,7 podaje povprečno v NLB ligi, še bolj se je izkazal v hrvaškem državnem prvenstvu, kjer je blestel s povprečjem 17,1 točke in 3, 8 skokov). Damjan igra na poziciji krila in krilnega centra, odlikuje ga izjmna borbenost. Sezono je zaključil kot hrvaški podprvak, saj je s Splitom v polfinalu senzacionalno izločil favorizirano Cibono. Rudež je tudi kandidat za ekipo hrvaške reprezentance, ki bo poleti nastopila na olimpijskem kvalifikacijskem turnirju v Atenah. Rudež je z Olimpijo sklenil 3-letno pogodbo z možnostjo dogovora o odhod po dveh.


Please someone translate this. I am not that good in English.

[Slo spurs fan]

Ha ha ha?

:wtf


You know, TAU, Spurs, Euro, players not coming to NBA, fuck European players....

I meant Spurs would have to wait for a couple of years, again!:bang

[Marcus Bryant]

Damjan Rudež #6

He is another Slovene, who like Radoslav Nesterovic and Beno Udrih is unlikely to provide anything to the Spurs.

[Slo spurs fan]

Damjan Rudež #6

He is another Slovene, who like Radoslav Nesterovic and Beno Udrih is unlikely to provide anything to the Spurs.

On the other side, I am not THAT bad in English, you know.:lol

[Binji]

21 letni, 205 cm visoki Damjan Rudež je bil v minuli sezoni eden izmed nosilcev igre v Splitu (10,5 točk, 4,2 skoka, 1,7 podaje povprečno v NLB ligi, še bolj se je izkazal v hrvaškem državnem prvenstvu, kjer je blestel s povprečjem 17,1 točke in 3, 8 skokov). Damjan igra na poziciji krila in krilnega centra, odlikuje ga izjmna borbenost. Sezono je zaključil kot hrvaški podprvak, saj je s Splitom v polfinalu senzacionalno izločil favorizirano Cibono. Rudež je tudi kandidat za ekipo hrvaške reprezentance, ki bo poleti nastopila na olimpijskem kvalifikacijskem turnirju v Atenah. Rudež je z Olimpijo sklenil 3-letno pogodbo z možnostjo dogovora o odhod po dveh.


Translation:
21 year old, 205cm (6-9) tall Damjan Rudež was in last season one of the main players in Split (10,5 points, 4,2 rebounds, 1.7 assists on average in the NLB league with even better statistics in the croation national championship where he averaged 17.1 points and 3.8 rebounds). Damjan plays F and PF spots and is distinguished for his feistiness. He finished the season as a croatian vicechampion as his club Split sensationally eliminated the favorized Cibona in the semifinals. Rudež is also a candidate for Croatian national team which will play in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Athen. Rudež signed a 3-year contract with Olimpija with an option to renegotiate after 2 years.


Hope its translated well enough :)

[Slo spurs fan]

Damjan Rudež #6

He is another Slovene, who like Radoslav Nesterovic and Beno Udrih is unlikely to provide anything to the Spurs.



Full Name: Damjan Rudež
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6-10 / 200
Birthdate: June 17, 1986
High School:
Team: Oostende (Belgium)
Country: Croatia


It seems like you have problems with reading in English too.:rollin

[Marcus Bryant]

All of you look alike.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

:lol