Can Kobe Paras be the first Filipino play in the NBA?

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Can Kobe Paras be the first Filipino play in the NBA? 

Post#1 » by Watchlist » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:32 pm

Can Kobe Paras be the first Filipino play in the NBA? I mean he is going to UCLA next year. He is listed at 6'6 which ideal for a modern NBA SG. Kid looks very mature and has won the 3x3 fiba dunk contest as well

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Re: Can Kobe Paras be the first Filipino play in the NBA? 

Post#2 » by reanimator » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:37 pm

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Re: Can Kobe Paras be the first Filipino play in the NBA? 

Post#3 » by Up-And-Coming » Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:08 am

Rooting for the kid. However, he strikes me as a player who will probably stay in college for 4 years and have a shot to get drafted in the 2nd round. He needs to become a better ball handler/playmaker, better free throw shooter, and improve his lateral quickness. I will watch UCLA games next year because of him though.
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Re: Can Kobe Paras be the first Filipino play in the NBA? 

Post#4 » by swyftdahoe » Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:32 pm

Do his hands seem randomly small for his size? Can he handle the rock at all against better competition without getting pick-pocketed non-stop?
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Re: Can Kobe Paras be the first Filipino play in the NBA? 

Post#5 » by doordoor123 » Mon Dec 7, 2015 2:28 pm

reanimator wrote:Jordan Clarkson


Jordan Clarkson is American with a Filipino ethnicity. There's a difference.

By the way, this kid won't make it to the NBA.

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