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Finally found an article in English from well known basketball journalist about likely a mid first round pick in this upcoming draft Rodions Kurucs, very interesting article tbh.

https://loscrossovers.com/2017/03/28/nba-prospect-watch-rodions-kurucs-barcelona/

JohnWillow wrote:Finally found a article in English from well known basketball journalist about likely a mid first round pick in this upcoming draft Rodions Kurucs, very interesting article tbh.

https://loscrossovers.com/2017/03/28/nba-prospect-watch-rodions-kurucs-barcelona/

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Yeah they did a good job at really showing everything about the kid.

Good shooter, good spatial awareness/vision, plus size but no creativity as a ballhandler and an average athlete IMO.

I wasn't too high on Korkmaz as anything other than a end of the round 1st round guy and I feel the same about Kurucs.

reanimator wrote:Good shooter, good spatial awareness/vision, plus size but no creativity as a ballhandler and an average athlete IMO.

I wasn't too high on Korkmaz as anything other than a end of the round 1st round guy and I feel the same about Kurucs.

yeah I think Korkmaz is a much more advanced shooter, in terms of diversity, release and quickness, Kurucs needs to be set and his release is slow and even then he is streaky, Kurucs is stronger and bigger, but that's about it, I think Korkmaz has more upside overall just because of shooting, Kurucs can playmake a little bit, but dunno how that traslates unless he can add enough to his upper body where he can play the PF consistently to take adv of his match-up.
He is a good athlete, he doesnt have the blend of athleticism and strength that Hezonja has.

Kurucs is a much more fluid athlete than Korkmaz, he's also a much smoother player offensively than Korkmaz. And unlike Korkmaz, he's not an enormous defensive liability.

Mirotic12 wrote:Kurucs is a much more fluid athlete than Korkmaz, he's also a much smoother player offensively than Korkmaz. And unlike Korkmaz, he's not an enormous defensive liability.

Watched Banvit - EWE Basket this month, with Furkan Korkmaz going off, shooting pull up jumpers, throwing down oops and occasional running pick and rolls. He's regaining some of his confidence that we saw in his youth tournaments, not limited as a floor spacer like he was at Efes Anadolu.

I haven't seen Kurucs play live, but if he's a much smoother player than Furkan Korkmaz at 6'8'' and a defensive presence, then he'll have a future in the NBA.

Kolkmania wrote:Watched Banvit - EWE Basket this month, with Furkan Korkmaz going off, shooting pull up jumpers, throwing down oops and occasional running pick and rolls. He's regaining some of his confidence that we saw in his youth tournaments, not limited as a floor spacer like he was at Efes Anadolu.

I haven't seen Kurucs play live, but if he's a much smoother player than Furkan Korkmaz at 6'8'' and a defensive presence, then he'll have a future in the NBA.

All Korkmaz really does for the most part is shoot jumpers and dunk in the open court. If he wasn't hitting jumpers in that game you watched, he wouldn't be contributing much of anything to his team. And there are plenty of times when his jumper is off. Kurucs actually has some smooth offensive game and skills. I think Kurucs is more like 6-9, than 6-8. "Defensive presence" isn't the right way to describe Kurucs. I just said he isn't a huge defensive liability, like Korkmaz is.

People just get this idea that somehow Korkmaz got railroaded in Efes. He didn't.......he was consistently the worst player the team had by far on defense, and couldn't guard anyone. That's why he couldn't consistently stay in their rotation.

I don't think Kurucs is a good defensive player, but he's not a huge liability on defense like Korkmaz is.

Love this kid. He has lottery talent and huge upside.