International Prospect: Erazem Lorbek

[Bruno]

*hops on the Lorbek bandwagon*

Welcome on board.

[Bruno]

Thx for the insight as always. For those informed, how does Lorbek compare to Mirotic? I read some espn opinion piece the other day indicating how the Bulls got the steal of last years draft with Mirotic, but I'm alway skeptical about such claims. Who has the better NBA ceiling?

What Mirotic is doing in Europe is awesome when you consider that he is born in 1991. Right now, he is looking like a great pick for Chicago. Calling him the steal of the draft seems premature.

Comparing Lorbek and Mirotic is hard to do because they are very different layers. However, Mirotic is the one withe the biggest ceiling because of his youth and his athletic edge.

[CGD]

What Mirotic is doing in Europe is awesome when you consider that he is born in 1991. Right now, he is looking like a great pick for Chicago. Calling him the steal of the draft seems premature.

Comparing Lorbek and Mirotic is hard to do because they are very different layers. However, Mirotic is the one withe the biggest ceiling because of his youth and his athletic edge.

Thanks! I didn't appreciate the age difference was that large.

[pad300]

This might be of interest, from the DX Twitter feed :

# RT @Euro_Adventures: VIDEO: Erazem Lorbek on whether he'll be joining the #Spurs next season: http://t.co/vCXDzZjj #CopaACB 1 day ago

From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz1myFtPBfD
http://www.draftexpress.com

[BackHome]

I am starting to like Lobrek because he has the experience and if we add him next year I like our chances. Plus it takes care of our biggest weakness a true big and will let us focus on our other main weakness.......SF....in the draft.

[Texas_Ranger]

10 & 6 today against Cantu.

[Texas_Ranger]

Top scorer with 19 right now, will probably not come in game again cause Barca is destroying Fuenlabrada with 4 minutes to go.

[Bruno]

There have been some article about Lorbek contractual situation lately.

Lorbek is currently the 6th best paid of Barcelona with a €1.2M salary. Needless to say he is way underpaid. Barcelona might be in a tough spot to give him the big raise he deserves because new tax rules will kick in 2013 and Lorbek's salary will be taxed at 56% instead of 24%. Some teams in Europe like Milano seems to be interested in him which isn't a surprise given his level.

[Texas_Ranger]

There have been some article about Lorbek contractual situation lately.

Lorbek is currently the 6th best paid of Barcelona with a €1.2M salary. Needless to say he is way underpaid. Barcelona might be in a tough spot to give him the big raise he deserves because new tax rules will kick in 2013 and Lorbek's salary will be taxed at 56% instead of 24%. Some teams in Europe like Milano seems to be interested in him which isn't a surprise given his level.

wow, didn't know he gets so little. I know Navarro gets more, but who are the other guys??
Rich clubs will want him after this year, but if he chooses someone like Milano over the Spurs he should go himself. He already won everything in Europe so not going to NBA would be stupid.

[Bruno]

wow, didn't know he gets so little. I know Navarro gets more, but who are the other guys??

It seems that these 5 players are:
Navarro: €2.4M
Mickael: €2M
Eidson: €1.4M
Huertas: €1.4M
Vazquez: €1.3M

Lorbek should really get a new agent.

[CGD]

There have been some article about Lorbek contractual situation lately.

Lorbek is currently the 6th best paid of Barcelona with a €1.2M salary. Needless to say he is way underpaid. Barcelona might be in a tough spot to give him the big raise he deserves because new tax rules will kick in 2013 and Lorbek's salary will be taxed at 56% instead of 24%. Some teams in Europe like Milano seems to be interested in him which isn't a surprise given his level.

Another "positive" factor in favor of him coming to San Antonio this summer I suppose.

[Anonymous Cowherd]

Huertas is worth more than that too surely?

[Mal]

There have been some article about Lorbek contractual situation lately.

Lorbek is currently the 6th best paid of Barcelona with a €1.2M salary. Needless to say he is way underpaid. Barcelona might be in a tough spot to give him the big raise he deserves because new tax rules will kick in 2013 and Lorbek's salary will be taxed at 56% instead of 24%. Some teams in Europe like Milano seems to be interested in him which isn't a surprise given his level.

We dont know how the contract looked like. This is last year of his 3 year contract. Maybe he was paid better in previous 2 yrs. Probably it was 3x 1,2 mln, but we dont know for sure. And Barcelona paid CSKA fee for Lorbek also.

[Manufan909]

I watched a few Lorbek games yesterday (not that Finals game, though) and I'm pretty damn impressed. Yeah, he's not a fluid athlete and his rebounding potential probably maxes out at Bonner's level ... but the guy is talented as . If he were even a B athlete (instead of being a C athlete) he'd be a can't-miss prospect. As it is, I think the Spurs have to bring him over.

At worst, he's a player who should be able to step into the stretch four role off the bench once Bonner declines (which will probably be after next season at the latest). At best, he's a middle class version of Memo Okur. Considering Okur was an All-Star once upon a time, that's a pretty damn high ceiling.

The best thing about him is that his skillset works so well next to both Duncan and Splitter. And Parker, for that matter.

Euro bigs have been translating really well recently. Plus his cost can't be too outrageous given his situation. It'd be a little bit of a gamble if it takes a Splitter-sized contract to land him ... but I think it's a gamble the Spurs have to take considering the alternatives. There's not going to be a bigman in the draft or in free agency that they can land for similar money that has as high of a ceiling.

*hops on the Lorbek bandwagon*

Where did you go to watch the games (and please don't say you dvred them)? If you just checked out YT, then I guess that will be my avenue of choice as well.

[Texas_Ranger]

This is the Final of Copa del rey that they lost, and Lorbek played really bad in the first half.

[Hooks]

I really hope the Spurs can get him in the off season.

How much money do you guys think this guy will demand?

I'm not sure how valued he is, or how good he is over there but would a Splitter type contract be too little or too much for him or just right?

[FlAVaK]

How much money do you guys think this guy will demand?

Try to read pages 4/5 of this thread...

[ChumpDumper]

So a Splitter-type deal should work for him. Great.

[Mal]

Spain will have 51% tax, from next season. So Lorbek would receive much less from Barcelona

[ChumpDumper]

Only if he is willing to take less money than he will get offered in Italy and Russia. Splitter was willing to do so. But he had already made more money than Lorbek has.

You're usually wrong about these things, so I'm not going to believe you.

[Mal]

He would make a lot more than he makes this year, simply by going to a team in Italy or Russia.

In Russia he can only go to CSKA, which is highly unlikely, cause they have Kirilenko, Khryapa, Voroncevich, Kaun. Italian teams, beside Siena, sucks.

Turkish teams could pay him well.

[Manufan909]

Anyone know why draftexpress hasn't updated his profile in 7 years? I finally read it and am curious if he's still freakishly slow, and not willing to mix it up in the paint once in awhile.

[Mal]

Anyone know why draftexpress hasn't updated his profile in 7 years? I finally read it and am curious if he's still freakishly slow, and not willing to mix it up in the paint once in awhile.

Why would they udpate info about player already drafted ?

[Manufan909]

Why would they udpate info about player already drafted ?

Wishful thinking, I know.

[mountainballer]

Milan's team does not suck at all. They were playing very well this year, they just had too many injuries.

wrong. they just had too many Greeks.
Milan was the joke of this years Euroleague. thanks to their all Greek front court. Bourousis and Fotsis = worst FC in the whole Euroleague.