I see him more like the new andrei kirilenko
I agree that drafting on potential gets more GM's fired than anything else. But from the Spurs perspective I kind of like this draft. We're generally good at assessing players. That makes this, a draft where the really good prospects are hard to identify, a real chance for us to add good talent.
Apparently he really wants to come over next season, if the Spurs go domestic with 29 too (hopefully they with someone like Okpala or Roby landing there) then that leaves one spot open.
May not be a big deal, especially if Milutinov doesn't come over, still gives them the option to add a player with the MLE- if they choose to do so.
I mean, he hasn't even returned to Europe (and I guess he won't) after a trip that was supposed to be only for the draft combine, so...
you have to take rc scouting him in person seriously.
yep. Thats why id be suprised if the Spurs didnt take him at 19. He’ll be gone at 29
Luka is probably the most athletic of all the Euros. Dude is really tall too. I think he could be a star.
For the guys who have watched him play overseas, was his inconsistent play due to effort or compe ion?
If it’s due to effort then I don’t know how I feel about this guy.
It’s for sure about effort because he was considered as a bad defender, mostly on the perimeter. And he looked good on defense at the combine so I will say effort. But we could say it’s also about the compe ion, maybe he feels that he is better than most of the guys and played a little bit effortless.
Smaka knows him better than me /
Effort plays role for sure. If he has the talent like he is advertised to have, he should be dominating in Slovenian league which is honestly an ass compe ion. But he didn't. He did play a lot better that time when RC and some other scouts were there and had two good games after that as well (which were also the last games before he went to draft combine and never reported back to the team, lol).
He showed some good games in ABA league and FIBA Champions League as well, but it was seen that he is not strong enough to guard or post bigger players.
One thing worth considering about his inconsistency might as well be the fact that his Euro team had three different head coaches this season. For a young player like he is, I assume this might play a role as well.
... Which doesn't erase the fact that I have doubts about his character.
That’s kind of scary that his effort is inconsistent.
It it seems like he was really smart to shut everything down after looking good in one game at the draft combine. Dude could’ve just had one good showing. Thankfully for us our front office does a very informative job of scouting players. I must admit though his height, athletic ability and potential shooting is very intriguing
thanks guys for your opinion
Luka and Darius Bazley are similar high risk high reward prospects, i think they will go toe to toe in the draft...
Just saw on his Instagram story that he is (or was) in San Antonio.
All these things, dating back to RC's first trip to Slovenia, are just too much to be a coincidence.
Its either Luka or Bazley to me. Or both.
I’m cool with grabbing him 29th but if we select him 19th I’ll be a little pissed off lol
How realistic is it that’ll he’ll still be on the board at 19? He’s def intriguing and looks to be a good replacement for Davis. Def looks like he has better handles that Bertans.
He is in San Antonio currently, tbh. Difficult to say how much stock to put in that, though. Could mean something, could mean nothing.
He signed with Wasserman though and they're different than most agencies. Most agents try to get their players drafted as high as possible. Wasserman tries to get their players on their preferred team.
(FWIW, Rui also signed with Wasserman.)
It's on his Instagram story, I can't link you that.
He probably has better handles but he isn't the shooter Davis is (or was, while he was still in Europe).
if the spurs had to bite the bullet and take either Samanic or Bazley with th3 19th I would go with Bazley.
For the record, I wouldn't be upset with Samanic at 19. He can look Nowitzki-ish at times, is athletic enough for the NBA and has a pretty high ceiling. Then again, there are times he looks terrible in some of the Slovenian tape I've watched and his stats are pedestrian at best. It's a difficult to put a value on him because a lot of his struggles in Europe revolve around him getting pushed around ... but in the modern day NBA, that contact is a foul. There's a chance that you put him in the NBA, work on his body a bit and he's a really good big. But there's also a chance he ends up a homeless man's Andrea Bargnani.
Yeah his Instagram shows he’s in SA
You' re right plus the big question mark about his defense
Not my First choice but i Will trust the spurs on This draft, also it Will depends on who Will be available at the time
To me, not being upset with Samanic at 19, would depend on who's left on the board... It's going to be a weird draft.
To my mind, the issue with Samanic is mental/character. If he brought the effort every night to that league (like he did for his one combine scrimmage), he'd be setting it on fire and peeing on the remains. If he does that, he's a sure fire NBA player, but obviously, he doesn't. Not to sure that an NBA paycheck will improve on that...
Man, that's a damn low floor.
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