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late lottery to late teens (10-19) would be my guess.
The guy had a monster year. he had some games where he scored like 25 points and missed 2 shots.
The way I look at is, what would you be giving up if you picked him. You think a team would give up on Bogut for Scola? (with the very real limitations that Kori pointed out) Green? any of the point guards?
Maybe instead of Fran Vazquez at 13.. Maybe the Lakers would take him because they want to win now @ 10...
late lottery to late teens (10-19) would be my guess.
No way he'd go number one. Teams would get scared off by his size alone. He's probably closer to 6-foot-7 than 6-foot-9 and doesn't have overly long arms to make up for that. He's an average rebounder and probably a below average defender.
The positives are he has a great motor, very emotional, can score around the basket, has a decent jumper and competes to win. If he were in this draft, I'd see him going somewhere between 10 and 15 if he had good workouts for teams.
That's still pretty awesome if you are the Spurs. But don't kid yourself and say he'd be number one. When he was drafted, he was already pretty much a known commodity. He was the best young power forward in Europe. Now he's the best older power forward in Europe. He's pretty much followed the path that many expected.
The next step will be to see if he has the size to compete on the NBA level. If he does, the Spurs have another draft steal to add to their collection.
Will be similiar to Corliss Williamson in his best years?
I only know what I read in the recaps but he's also clutch, can score on anyone, big game player
All I know about this dude is he greatly contributed in turning the USA - Argentina Olympic match from a horrible USA loss to a horrible USA spanking
I'd probably say in the Top 15.
He would go 5-12. There are several teams that would like immediate help, not potential. The top picks are reserved for young players with potential.
When comparing him with any other PF (or player) in the draft, he is the best polished player by wide margin.
TimVP, so where would he go in this years draft?
And I am not so certain about how well known he was...I don't even think Manu was known totally until this season...
Some teams are stupid...
Edit: Never mind...I see you picked him to go between 10-15.
No matter where, it's pretty ing good for the reigning champs to be able to pull a player like him out of their ass.
Scola was not an unknown commodity in the 2002 NBA Draft. Most draft projections I recall had the Spurs taking him in the first round. Instead, they took Salmons and traded his rights to the Sixers as part of the trade for Claxton. As luck would have it, Scola fell down the draft board until the Spurs drafted again in the second round.
Exactly.
I was going to say this. Scola was in a lot of FIRST ROUND mock drafts. The reason why his stock fell was because his buyout was bigger than first reported. Teams can't wait three years or whatever like the Spurs can.
He was a very known commodity. He worked out for many teams before the draft. Manu Ginobili, on the other hand, was unknown. I had a copy of the NBA Draft Guide that year that has all the prospects for the draft, and it had over 250 players listed ... but not Manu.
I don't think anyone thought LS would be as good as he is -- even the spurs. I doubt anyone would have predicted his leading his team to the Spanish Championship and playing for the European cup.
I would say top 15.
It is gonna be great when he comes over here. He will work great with Manu and Duncan.
In my homer eyes he would be top 5 if he would have played at Duke he would be #1.
From what I have seen...this post is right on the money.
Why do you say this Kori?
Manu also started playing when he was 25 and he got a lot better. What makes you think Scola cannot improve?
Scola will (hopefully) get a lot better defensively, but he's not going to get taller or become a different style of player. I just don't see much room for improvement for an undersized PF. (BTW, I'm not saying he won't be good here -- he'll probably be a very nice role player.)
Uhh?
Two completely different players.
I somewhat agree with you, but I think with Pop's coaching, Scola has more room to improve than what you might think.
Manu greatly improved in his 2 SA seasons. To expect Scola to improve under the guidance of Tim is a great possibility.
Scola looks a legit 6'9 to me. I think he is a gonna be a VERY good role player for the Spurs. He will never be a starter on this team unless Duncan leaves but he is gonna be a great player for the Spurs.
The top PF in Europe going in the 2nd round? That doesn't make sense. He would definately be a mid first rounder, if not a top 10 pick.
Not saying Scola's of the same caliber, but Brand wasn't exactly that tall when he was drafted...
Scola will be great coming off the bench. He'll be facing a lot of bench bigman so he'll have plenty of opportunity to tear it up against less than stellar compe ion. The Spurs need some guys who bring some energy off the bench as well as guys in the frontcourt who will aggressively compete (ie Malik)...
As with Manu, with the NBA fever for foreign players, he'd be a first rounder, I believe.
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