Nemanja Bjelica

[Grits n Gravy]

I absolutely love the kid. He's eligible to opt out of his 5 year contract with Caja Laboral this off season if he wants to come to the nba. He's probably not ready yet but i absolutely guarantee Nemanja will be the kind of guy Rick will love. He will allow us to play a more conventional 2 guard(if we can find one!!!) as we know Rick likes having 2 ball handlers on the court, Nemanja can handle that roll. With our despicable play from our wings this season and the possibilty that Nemanja will be trapped there from 3 more seasons(not sure about this) I would really love for us to bring him over and start his development in the U.S. I think he can really help us in time. Find a way to draft Brad Beal and Tomas Satoransky and bring over Nemanja and I'll be a very happy fella.

[moss_is_1]

I'd be happy if he came over, but we have to clear out our glut first so he can get some PT. I really like that he could be that secondary ball-handler on the floor and he seems like he has a goodish shot.

[lobishome]

Nemanja, not Milko (they aren't bros), Bejlica 2011-12 stats :

http://www.acb.com/stsacum.php?cod_competicion=LACB&cod_edicion=56&cod_equipo=BAS&totales=0

[Veselyfan]

USA won the gold with Love in the team,Durant was MVP... Here is some highlights by Bjelica in that
tournament...


A great block on Rudy Fernandez from European championship 2011..


He is a great shooter,has a nice ability to pass the ball... He is developing pretty good in Spain. He is from the same country like Darko and Pek,so that migh help

As for the stats,dont take it seriously,in Europe that is not really important,is a much more team basketball than in the NBA. Bjelica is really good for the team and hes is playing much more than in the beggining of the season.

[Greco21]

Another stats Europe-USA conversation is about to start...

The beuaty of the game is putting the ball in the basket. Nemanja had a great world tournament and he seemed like an old school player. Sorry that i have to whine one more but i am addicted to see the ball go in everytime a Serbian is wide open with the ball in his hands.

The Spanish team does it and so they win (apart from everything else).

[wildvikeswolves]

i havent heard much about him since we picked him, but i remember really liking the pick when we got him. has he been performing well? he kind of looks like a hedo type of player?

[thinktank]

Why is he only shooting 20% from 3?

[Fire Mchale]

Sadly I think Bjelica is probably more of a concept than a reality. I would love nothing more than to have him come here and be a contributing player, but I'm not sold that it will ever happen. That being said I still wouldn't mind seeing him come over so we can try and develop him here a bit and get him used to the NBA game. He needs to work on a lot of things, but we'll need some end of the bench guys for next year and maybe they'll consider bringing him over.

I hope I'm wrong, he was so excited to get drafted by the Wolves. I'll never forget the interviews they did after that draft. I hope he turns out better than what I'm guessing he will be.

[SerbianFan]

Nice potential but still too soft for Nba ( like Milos Teodosic ). If they work on their bodies they can play good roles in Nba.

[Klomp]

Sadly I think Bjelica is probably more of a concept than a reality. I would love nothing more than to have him come here and be a contributing player, but I'm not sold that it will ever happen. That being said I still wouldn't mind seeing him come over so we can try and develop him here a bit and get him used to the NBA game. He needs to work on a lot of things, but we'll need some end of the bench guys for next year and maybe they'll consider bringing him over.

I hope I'm wrong, he was so excited to get drafted by the Wolves. I'll never forget the interviews they did after that draft. I hope he turns out better than what I'm guessing he will be.

I'm pretty sure people were saying the same things about Nikola Pekovic a few years ago too.

[Worm Guts]

I'm pretty sure they weren't.

[Klomp]

I'm pretty sure they weren't.

Sure about that?

He ain't playing for the Wolves. Never expected him to. Wasted pick, should have gone with DeAndre Jordan.

(BTW this one is my favorite lol)

As a player for the Wolves, I agree. I think Pekovic "the asset" may have more value to the Wolves as a trading chip to a team needing to get under the cap, though. If he could be used as a piece to move up and grab Rubio (via Washington for example), then he would probably have more long-term value to the Wolves than Jordan ever would.

Meh, i never really liked the pick...

I really hope we can trade him away and get something good in return.

An offensive center is the last thing we need

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[Worm Guts]

For significantly different reasons. The question with Pekovic was his contract, not his ability. He was always going to his shot in the NBA if he wanted it.

[Klomp]

For significantly different reasons. The question with Pekovic was his contract, not his ability. He was always going to his shot in the NBA if he wanted it.

If someones ability was questions why would they even be drafted?

[Worm Guts]

For significantly different reasons. The question with Pekovic was his contract, not his ability. He was always going to his shot in the NBA if he wanted it.

If someones ability was questions why would they even be drafted?

Are you trying to play dumb? Come on.