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What is the latest on Spanoulis and the Spurs?
He have been contact by some NBA teams after Olympia. He is with Olympiacos so I not care if he goes from Greece. He have big contract much more then Spurs can pay now.
But this is one for Spurs to watch if true some NBA teams have contact him and hope he can come. One team mention interest in him is Rockets. Can plays the power forward and he also plays center.
7-1 and he is huge player with very long arms and huge body. He is strong low post player with good low post moves, strong dunker and also he is good 3 point shooter. He is much superior to Oberto. Maybe he can be Spurs center somehow.
The scouts report
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/...ouroussis-118/
The Top Overseas Free Agents on the 2007 Market (Part Three)
July 7, 2007
A 23-year old center who only started playing organized basketball 5 years ago after giving up on his career as a swimmer, Yiannis Bouroussis made serious enough strides this past season to earn himself a rightful spot on this list—one that he probably won’t be relinquishing anytime soon until he makes his way over.
A legit 7-footer with a huge frame and a very nice wingspan, Bouroussis looks the part and then some. And while he is not a spectacular athlete by any stretch, particularly in the way he gets off the floor to finish around the basket, he moves well enough and is fluid and coordinated to the point that this won’t be what’s holding him back either.
Skill-wise, Bouroussis is intriguing as well. He has a beautiful looking flat-footed stroke with range that extends past the European 3-point line, and the touch to punish any rival that dares leave him open from there. His quick release combined with his size establish him as a fantastic option to space the floor for his team from the perimeter, and he’s talented enough to present himself as a pick and pop threat from mid-range as well.
Bouroussis’ bread and butter this year lied in his ability to play the pick and roll, though. Whether setting the pick himself and rolling to the hoop or coming off a secondary screen as the cutter following one of his guards forays into the paint, he established himself as an incredibly reliable presence in the paint thanks to his fantastic hands and very sure touch around the hoop. His strength helped him here as well, as he can take contact and finish around the hoop fairly well thanks to his great frame.
Leading the Euroleague in Field Goal Percentage (at a ridiculous 76.5%), shooting 41% from behind the arc, finishing fourth in the Greek league in rebounds and second in blocks, there is a lot to like about the way his season went. What might even be considered more frustrating is the fact that he often did not see as much playing time as you might have hoped considering his production—averaging just under 9 points and 6 rebounds in just 16 minutes per game. In fact, he only played a total of 6 minutes in Olimpiacos’ first five Euroleague games, immediately beginning to produce as soon as he was thrown on to the floor.
It’s with those numbers that we wonder just how much room he has left to grow when considering his learning curve—he could barely get off the bench for AEK Athens just two years ago, and is now one of the best centers in Europe. Bouroussis still hasn’t played for the Greek national team much either—its almost a give-in that he will surpass Sofoklis Schortsanitis on the team’s depth chart this summer at the European Championships in Spain. It’s there that his notoriety could grow amongst NBA personnel that somehow missed the terrific outbursts he had in the Euroleague (for example 16 points, 6 rebounds in 22 minutes at CSKA).
What that does for his ability to join the NBA is still a bit up in the air, though, even if he probably isn’t athletic enough to be considered more than just a nice backup in today’s NBA regardless. He just signed a four year contract with Olimpiacos last year according to his agent Costas Papadakis of First Class Management, and only has an NBA out clause in 2009. Papadakis says that as many as ten teams have regardless expressed interest, and that Bouroussis “does have a desire to play in the NBA, like all players.” In his opinion he will need at least one more year in Greece, since he still is very far from reaching his full potential as a player due to the fact that he started playing the game much later than most, at age 18. But, as Papadakis explained, “when the time is correct, he’ll surely be interested.”
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Yiannis Bouroussis NBA Draft Scouting Report
March 13, 2005
Strengths
Ultra talented big man, with big potential and unlimited strength. Long, lanky and athletic, Bouroussis is not your average European young big body. He's very well built, not soft at all. He plays with a strong and powerful game, and can cause many problems to any defender as he can score in many ways, both under the basket and the perimeter. He runs the floor well, is a very good rebounder, an exceptional athlete for a European his size, and a player with a good knowledge of basketball fundamentals. He can use his body well in defense and can post up successfully too, but only when he wants too. His slashing ability is quite good, which is especially rare for such a big player. He can pull out of the paint and shoot, or even fire from downtown, as he has worked on his shot with patience, improving his shooting touch significantly, to the point that he is now an above average three-point shooter. He is pretty confident on the perimeter. In a word, he is a great talent
What is the latest on Spanoulis and the Spurs?
1. Who?
2. Who cares?
I have not hear anything. All I know he was offer contract at Olympic qualification and then they would discuss after Olympics. But contract is much smaller than he earn in Panathinaikos.
He will come for sure to Spurs in 2010 but is hard to come now because of money issue with Spurs cap. But Spurs is try to convince him and keep wait to sign some other players because of this. This all I know from 3 weeks ago maybe.
KBP has no shame
Ha ha. I love it! I just hope that the Spanoulis news it true.
Jerk here don't ever deserve max #1 player of Greece. Kill_Bill, you see my son at bath house and never stop even tickle his balls?
He is now become second best player of Greece after Spanoulis. He is now better than other Greek players like Fotsis, Papaloukas, Diamantidis.
In Olympics he average
12 points and 5 rebounds in 23 minutes
71% FG
He never play game until age 18 so has take him longer to develop but he is getting there now. Some teams like Grizzlies and Rockets and some others want him.
You is obvious example of pousti.
I've been searching this and found nothing. Where did you hear this you liar?
He posted the article earlier
I not remember but is in one of Greek sports papers.
Sounds like he will never leave the $200,000,000 tax free contracts of Greece.
well ok then.
Haaaaaaaaaaaa. But in all seriousness, I hope the Spurs get him, he would help.
Bourousis is make like same as $4 million per year in NBA but he have NBA opt out clause in contract after next season. He say he will leave for NBA next year.
Blah blah blah Comcast Boy.
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This all I can find in youtube but you can see he move good for 7-1 center.
So the answer to my second question is "no one."
You can bump this next summer.
I have it on good authority (Polandprezm) that Bourousis and Spanoulis are both unable to come play in the NBA because they have received cortisone shots which would be detected by drug testing, and that everyone knows the NBA only enforces its substance abuse policies against foreign players.
It's sad, really. The thought of a Spurs team with Bourosis and Spanoulis excited me to no end. (Heh... Bourosis and Spanoulis... sounds like something you would go to a dermatologist to get treated.)
Oh look, the American poster playing Greek Borat is back.
He is player wears #5 in this video remember is 7-1 center
I don't see how a bunch of polar lights in the sky are going to help us against this tough Western Conference.
I only saw a #5 once or twice in that video, and he didn't do a damn thing.
that's bad news.
I once thought he might be interesting for the NBA, but if he isn't better than a player, who obviously wasn't good enough for the league, he won't be either.
it's just a fact that Greek players are not good enough for the NBA. likely because they are not tough enough.
Argentinians are. Spanish are. French are. Serbians are. Croatians are. Slovenians are. Turkish are. Greek are not.
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