Vrenz Bleijenbergh -Telenet Giants Antwerp - 2021 NBA Draft

BlazersBroncos · Post #81 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:45 pm

Hype is building for Vrenz. I dont think late lotto would be out-of-this-world at this point. And I would be too surprised if he went ahead of Giddey, although I disagree with both of these things.

Elrod is Back · Post #82 » by **Elrod is Back** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:11 pm

I keep reading these articles about Vrenz and I can only wonder why he isn't a lottery pick. Everyone who watched him is dazzled.

kobyz · Post #83 » by **kobyz** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 9:30 am

Very chandler parsons-ish

pad300 · Post #84 » by **pad300** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:04 pm

Elrod is Back wrote:I keep reading these articles about Vrenz and I can only wonder why he isn't a lottery pick. Everyone who watched him is dazzled.

Because he shows flashes of potential when playing, but a) the stats don't back the eye test and b) there are also serious negatives (Is he physically capable of defending in the NBA?).

BlazersBroncos · Post #85 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:56 pm

The Parsons comp is pretty good. I doubt Vrenz ends up as good as a healthy, non clubbing Parsons. But that should be seen as his absolute ideal development scenario IMO.

Parsons was a better athlete and not as good at throwing lobs though. The lobs Vrenz can throw at his height is a pretty unique trait IMO.

Catchall · Post #86 » by **Catchall** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:06 pm

If you look at where Vrenz has been working out, his range appears to be early 2nd round. Vrenz workouts:
Milwaukee (31)
New York (32)
OKC (34) (36)
New Orleans (35) (40)
Detroit (37)
Sacramento (39)
San Antonio (41)

Catchall · Post #87 » by **Catchall** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:11 pm

Here's some Belgian chocolate...

Read on Twitter

Kilo · Post #88 » by **Kilo** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:18 pm

Vrenz' agent is George David, who is likely going to be officially hired as Detroit's assistant GM after the draft. So I'd say his floor is #37.

SNPA · Post #89 » by **SNPA** » Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:26 pm

Catchall wrote:If you look at where Vrenz has been working out, his range appears to be early 2nd round. Vrenz workouts:
Milwaukee (31)
New York (32)
OKC (34) (36)
New Orleans (35) (40)
Detroit (37)
Sacramento (39)
San Antonio (41)

I bet some team snags him a little earlier.

Hal14 · Post #90 » by **Hal14** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 12:59 am

Catchall wrote:If you look at where Vrenz has been working out, his range appears to be early 2nd round. Vrenz workouts:
Milwaukee (31)
New York (32)
OKC (34) (36)
New Orleans (35) (40)
Detroit (37)
Sacramento (39)
San Antonio (41)

Some of those teams also have 1st round picks but yeah, early 2nd round sounds about right..

Also, he tweeted that he has workouts scheduled with 12 teams but you only listed 7..

Catchall · Post #91 » by **Catchall** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:54 am

Hal14 wrote:
Catchall wrote:If you look at where Vrenz has been working out, his range appears to be early 2nd round. Vrenz workouts:
Milwaukee (31)
New York (32)
OKC (34) (36)
New Orleans (35) (40)
Detroit (37)
Sacramento (39)
San Antonio (41)

Some of those teams also have 1st round picks but yeah, early 2nd round sounds about right..

Also, he tweeted that he has workouts scheduled with 12 teams but you only listed 7..

Here are some of his other workouts, but they don't reflect a particular draft range ---
Atlanta (20) (48)
Memphis (?) (51)
Charlotte (?) (56)
Dallas (?)
Cleveland (?)
Vrenz also participated in the Utah/Minnesota Combine that 25 teams attended.

I'd like to think Vrenz is in play for the Jazz at #30. He could replace Joe Ingles as a creator on the wing in a year or so.

SNPA · Post #92 » by **SNPA** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:24 am

The fact that we are even considering this guy lasting till the second round shows how deep this draft is.

Catchall · Post #93 » by **Catchall** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:45 am

kobyz wrote:Very chandler parsons-ish

I think he's a better on-ball initiator than Parsons. I keep seeing a young Andre Kirilenko, at least on offense.

Catchall · Post #94 » by **Catchall** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:46 am

SNPA wrote:The fact that we are even considering this guy lasting till the second round shows how deep this draft is.

I think several of the Euros are being underrated in mocks this year -- Roko, Vrenz, Petrusev...probably Garuba too.

SNPA · Post #95 » by **SNPA** » Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:08 pm

Tankathon starting to figure it out. He debuts at 50.

http://www.tankathon.com/players/vrenz-bleijenbergh

tmorgan · Post #96 » by **tmorgan** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:21 am

I get the feeling Detroit plans to consolidate their seconds and make a run at Vrenz. Not sure why, exactly, but he’s certainly intriguing.

Elrod is Back · Post #97 » by **Elrod is Back** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:10 pm

SNPA wrote:The fact that we are even considering this guy lasting till the second round shows how deep this draft is.

I have yet to see any compelling evidence that Cade Cunningham is a better prospect than Vrenz. He is a once-in-a-decade talent, like Zion or Luka or Anthony Davis.

Catchall · Post #98 » by **Catchall** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:53 pm

Vrenz replied to my tweet --

Read on Twitter

CptCrunch · Post #99 » by **CptCrunch** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:05 pm

Elrod is Back wrote:I keep reading these articles about Vrenz and I can only wonder why he isn't a lottery pick. Everyone who watched him is dazzled.

His stats are fairly ass in a weaker league.

23.9 minutes per game, 9.4 points per game, 43.4% from the field, 37.5% on threes, 52.6% from the free throw line, 3.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game

This is a 6'10" (208 CM) listed player.

Plus he is turning 21, so he isn't that young. Good prospect, euro stasher or 4 years away from NBA kind of guy.

Hal14 · Post #100 » by **Hal14** » Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:08 pm

Elrod is Back wrote:
SNPA wrote:The fact that we are even considering this guy lasting till the second round shows how deep this draft is.

I have yet to see any compelling evidence that Cade Cunningham is a better prospect than Vrenz. He is a once-in-a-decade talent, like Zion or Luka or Anthony Davis.

Wait, are you serious or kidding?