Warriors signed Alen Smailagic, the No. 39 pick to a four-year, $6.13 million deal

Sgt Major · Post #1 » by **Sgt Major** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:27 am

Even in Serbia no one outside inner basketball circles knows almost nothing about this kid. He went from a small Serbian club competing in a lower league to Santa Cruz and then signed with the GSW.

I wish him all the best.

SweetTouch · Post #2 » by **SweetTouch** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:30 am

Getting ready to be traded

Baski · Post #3 » by **Baski** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:11 pm

Whoa. They must really trust in this guy's ability

Post #4 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:15 pm

Light years.

UcanUwill · Post #5 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:19 pm

9 points 4 rebounds in G league last year, I dont know about this one...

Showdown · Post #6 » by **Showdown** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:23 pm

Plays good at SL but he is often ignored by his teammates on offense

MastermindLV · Post #7 » by **MastermindLV** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:32 pm

Chess not checkers

stoo · Post #8 » by **stoo** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:50 pm

he will flourish in an organized game with warriors... he came from europe where you learn fundamentals and team game first..it happened that he has a phisycal abilities too

76ciology · Post #9 » by **76ciology** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:57 pm

gundysmullet · Post #10 » by **gundysmullet** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:31 pm

76ciology wrote:Who?

I think of this site as one for basketball junkies, people who really love basketball, not the average fan. I love sports and basketball and really pay attention and I know who this guy is because there where threads about him before the draft and he was the youngest player in the G league last year. So it’s just weird that you have never even heard of this guy as a regular poster on this board or you are just one of those posters that like to write stuff like “who” or “championship“ when they find out that Anthony Bennett signed with Houston.

Ganji · Post #11 » by **Ganji** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:32 pm

Sgt Major wrote:Even in Serbia no one outside inner basketball circles knows almost nothing about this kid. He went from a small Serbian club competing in a lower league to Santa Cruz and then signed with the GSW.

He played for under18 Serbia team, so it's not like he came out of nowhere...

_Joker · Post #12 » by **_Joker** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:34 pm

gundysmullet wrote:
76ciology wrote:Who?

I think of this site as one for basketball junkies, people who really love basketball, not the average fan. I love sports and basketball and really pay attention and I know who this guy is because there where threads about him before the draft and he was the youngest player in the G league last year. So it’s just weird that you have never even heard of this guy as a regular poster on this board or you are just one of those posters that like to write stuff like “who” or “championship“ when they find out that Anthony Bennett signed with Houston.

Yeah but my knob is bigger than yours.

Personal attack - Ken.

theFireBlanket · Post #13 » by **theFireBlanket** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:44 pm

76ciology wrote:Who?

Step your Cleo up.

Post #14 » by **infinite11285** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:46 pm

He can definitely ball. On the flip side, this type of asset is perfect to have in your back pocket when negotiating trade deals.

j-ragg · Post #15 » by **j-ragg** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:06 pm

He had a bunch of athletic plays during SL. Interested to see how he plays against NBA bigs.

Sgt Major · Post #16 » by **Sgt Major** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:22 pm

Ganji wrote:
Sgt Major wrote:Even in Serbia no one outside inner basketball circles knows almost nothing about this kid. He went from a small Serbian club competing in a lower league to Santa Cruz and then signed with the GSW.

He played for under18 Serbia team, so it's not like he came out of nowhere...

No one really follows those teams, bar coaches and agents.

Johnny Bball · Post #17 » by **Johnny Bball** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:29 pm

I dunno... or they might just think they are going to be capped out/tax payers for a while and this makes the end of the bench cheaper.

wowski · Post #18 » by **wowski** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:32 pm

Cheap signing with only two yrs guaranteed. Its ok I think

PlatinumState · Post #19 » by **PlatinumState** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:53 pm

I always wondered how he got to the g league in the first place? I mean he played for a 3rd division team in Serbia. Either a scout saw him play or he has a damn good agent.
Has a euro player ever went to the g league at 18 and made it the nba?

xdrta+ · Post #20 » by **xdrta+** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:57 pm

PlatinumState wrote:I always wondered how he got to the g league in the first place? I mean he played for a 3rd division team in Serbia. Either a scout saw him play or he has a damn good agent.
Has a euro player ever went to the g league at 18 and made it the nba?

The Warriors have been tracking him since he was 16. They see a bright future for him.