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Pablonis wrote:Rytas will play in the qualifiers during the late pre-season and will most certainly (knocking through Ukrainian and Latvian champs ain't exactly a tough job) advance to the main Euroleague tournament.
karolis1221 wrote:Pablonis wrote:Rytas will play in the qualifiers during the late pre-season and will most certainly (knocking through Ukrainian and Latvian champs ain't exactly a tough job) advance to the main Euroleague tournament.
Already knocked in BBL and lost at semifinals to Latvian 2nd team
knicksfan5494 wrote:ANd by NO means are Monroe and Cousins better than Fields. Wall probably, though.
karolis1221 wrote:His Team today lost national champ finals and they dont play in Euroleague next year... Staying in Europe for 1 or 2 more years only for bulking up and wasting his oportunity to improve his skills overseas is lame in my opinion. He can get his 10-15 min of play time here which is same as he gets now...
Dr Mufasa wrote:I don't think a team like the Bucks, Bobcats, Warriors, Knicks, etc. being interested. There's just too much pressure to get an impact rookie for them to get a guy they'll have to wait 2 years for and who might not even be good by that point either. Pacers and Sixers likewise want a guy who can get them in the playoffs this year
droponov wrote:karolis1221 wrote:His Team today lost national champ finals and they dont play in Euroleague next year... Staying in Europe for 1 or 2 more years only for bulking up and wasting his oportunity to improve his skills overseas is lame in my opinion. He can get his 10-15 min of play time here which is same as he gets now...
Agreed, should move over immediately.
Valanciunas is too good of a rebounder and energy player to not get playing time right away.
fromthetop321 wrote:I got Lebron number 1, he is also leading defensive player of the year. Curry's game still reminds me of Jeremy Lin to much.
princeofpalace wrote:According to DX,
CLE and TOR have Jonas V higher on their board than Enes Kanter. DET really likes him as well. Jon G says his range is 3-8 if he gets his buyout situation resolved.
brassviews wrote: If he is drafted by the wrong team, his NBA career will be over in three years. That's a fact.
I do what I feel, not because people ask me to do this,” Bargnani says, holding his hands over his head and doing a strange chicken dance.
brassviews wrote:
The problem is that there are so few, realistic situations that would benefit Valanciunas. If he is drafted by the wrong team, his NBA career will be over in three years. That's a fact.
Minnesota, Utah, or Cleveland (4) would make sense for Valanciunas. However, it's not a given either of those teams take him. He could end up in Toronto which would be the worst situation for him. Toronto does an atrocious job at developing international talent. I would much rather see him get loaned by his current team than start his NBA career in Toronto.
brassviews wrote:The problem is that there are so few, realistic situations that would benefit Valanciunas. If he is drafted by the wrong team, his NBA career will be over in three years. That's a fact.
Minnesota, Utah, or Cleveland (4) would make sense for Valanciunas. However, it's not a given either of those teams take him. He could end up in Toronto which would be the worst situation for him. Toronto does an atrocious job at developing international talent. I would much rather see him get loaned by his current team than start his NBA career in Toronto.
brassviews wrote:droponov wrote:karolis1221 wrote:His Team today lost national champ finals and they dont play in Euroleague next year... Staying in Europe for 1 or 2 more years only for bulking up and wasting his oportunity to improve his skills overseas is lame in my opinion. He can get his 10-15 min of play time here which is same as he gets now...
Agreed, should move over immediately.
Valanciunas is too good of a rebounder and energy player to not get playing time right away.
The problem is that there are so few, realistic situations that would benefit Valanciunas. If he is drafted by the wrong team, his NBA career will be over in three years. That's a fact.
Minnesota, Utah, or Cleveland (4) would make sense for Valanciunas. However, it's not a given either of those teams take him. He could end up in Toronto which would be the worst situation for him. Toronto does an atrocious job at developing international talent. I would much rather see him get loaned by his current team than start his NBA career in Toronto.
MYoung23 wrote:princeofpalace wrote:According to DX,
CLE and TOR have Jonas V higher on their board than Enes Kanter. DET really likes him as well. Jon G says his range is 3-8 if he gets his buyout situation resolved.
Was this in an article? Podcast?
Seeing solid playing time for a BC Lietuvos Rytas team that made the top 16 of the Euroleague, and leading the competition in rebounding per minute, he's been seen by everyone. For him, it's his buyout, or lack thereof, that has teams worried.
Rytas has taken a major step forward in resolving the buyout issue in recent days by hiring a European lawyer with significant experience in NBA buyout negotiations. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Rytas will attempt to structure the buyout on a sliding scale depending on where he gets picked, and are willing to be flexible with Valanciunas on when he can leave the team in case of an NBA lockout, even giving him the opportunity to stay with the team until he signs his rookie contract.
If his buyout situation will be resolved in a timely fashion, look for Valanciunas to be drafted somewhere between Nos. 3 and 8 overall. He's ahead of Enes Kanter on both Cleveland and Toronto's boards according to reports and has huge fans in Detroit's front office as well.
brassviews wrote:
He could end up in Toronto which would be the worst situation for him. Toronto does an atrocious job at developing international talent. I would much rather see him get loaned by his current team than start his NBA career in Toronto.
yayotube wrote:brassviews wrote:
He could end up in Toronto which would be the worst situation for him. Toronto does an atrocious job at developing international talent. I would much rather see him get loaned by his current team than start his NBA career in Toronto.
Guess what we're not exactly jumping for joy at the prospect of taking this stiff. We haven't done an atrocious job at developing international talent, the international "talent" that came here was atrocious. One dimension one trick ponies who shoot threes and can't rebound. Keep your prospects in Europe till they learn the other end of the floor
you just proved what brass said