Emir Preldzic

likwitdesi · Post #1 » by **likwitdesi** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:54 am

So we got this guy's rights as a part of the Jamison trade. Does anyone know anything about him? From what I understand, he is a decently athletic point forward who was his team's #1 option last year.

BanndNDC · Post #2 » by **BanndNDC** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:05 am

sounds pretty promising
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Emir-Preldzic-1106/
http://www.euroleague.net/competition/p ... ?pcode=TFH

seems like a young (still raw) european jamison (but replace rebounding with passing). phoenix drafted him but he was included in the shaq trade.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emir-Preldzic/46433630688

JWizmentality · Post #3 » by **JWizmentality** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:05 am

Boy, them euros sure do take moving your legs on defense to whole new level.

mohammed10 · Post #4 » by **mohammed10** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:14 am

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new but shorter version of Oleksiy Pecherov!

InBoobieWeTrust · Post #5 » by **InBoobieWeTrust** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:18 am

http://www.realcavsfans.com/showthread.php?t=26912

That thread has some detailed info on him if you guys wanna check it out.

Wizards2Lottery · Post #6 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:26 am

What's his NBA comparison. You know how Pecherov was supposed to be a Nowitzki/Okur hybrid lol.

Hoopalotta · Post #7 » by **Hoopalotta** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:06 am

Wizards2Lottery wrote:What's his NBA comparison. You know how Pecherov was supposed to be a Nowitzki/Okur hybrid lol.

He is sort of like Toni Kuckoc mixed with a touch of Jack Palance. He's that awesome.

likwitdesi · Post #8 » by **likwitdesi** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:20 am

It would be hilarious if this guy became an All-Star while Hickson is a career backup

Post #9 » by **LyricalRico** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:26 am

Hoopalotta wrote:
Wizards2Lottery wrote:What's his NBA comparison. You know how Pecherov was supposed to be a Nowitzki/Okur hybrid lol.

He is sort of like Toni Kuckoc mixed with a touch of Jack Palance. He's that awesome.

"Hoopalotta...you...are my number one...a-guy..."

:lol:

jolbin · Post #10 » by **jolbin** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:23 am

I am from Slovenija, so i can tell you little bit more about Emir..
He is way above Pecherov, as he is a starter for two years now on very solid euroleaguean team.. He play 1 2 3 4 in Europe, but he would mostly play at 3 for you i guess.,. He has quite a lot of Hedo in himself..A good balhandler, ok shooter, only too skinny for now.. This guy could really surprise you

Hoopalotta · Post #11 » by **Hoopalotta** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:29 am

Well, that sounds good and I definitely appreciate the scouting report there Jolbin, Thanks.

closg00 · Post #12 » by **closg00** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:50 am

He'll never play here is my guess, but Ernie couldn't resist stashing another Euro.

jolbin · Post #13 » by **jolbin** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:10 am

Well, i heard, that his dream is to play in NBA, but his game is more well suited for Europe.. But, i think he could be a very valuable role player in NBA..

Hoopalotta · Post #14 » by **Hoopalotta** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:31 am

Closg00 just hates our general manager, he doesn't actually have anything against Emir.

ZonkertheBrainless · Post #15 » by **ZonkertheBrainless** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:20 pm

Sounds like he is a tweener finesse small forward who can pass but can't hit the long jumper, good defensive ability but gambles for steals.

Shooting 25% from euro three, ugh.

closg00 · Post #16 » by **closg00** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:13 pm

Hoopalotta wrote:Closg00 just hates our general manager, he doesn't actually have anything against Emir.

Seriously though, does anyone here actually expect to see this guy ever? It certainly would be worth bringing him over in the future and having him play on our SL team.

Hoopalotta · Post #17 » by **Hoopalotta** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:38 pm

I understand, I just want to make sure we don't get into a land war in Slovenia over 'matters of honor'. :wink:

You can imagine that a country with 2,000,000 people is going to feel pretty protective of their guys.

Post #18 » by **nate33** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:18 pm

He'll never play in a Wizards' uniform. If he was a promising prospect, he wouldn't have been throw into the trade package.

Donkey McDonkerton · Post #19 » by **Donkey McDonkerton** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:40 pm

klemen4 · Post #20 » by **klemen4** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:21 pm

Preldzic is nothing special...has talent and nice all around game and his game is a poor man version of Dejan Bodiroga...the best European player in his time 10 years ago. He has similar game, but will be nothing close when at his peak. Hard to compare him to any player in nba...His biggest deficit is he is not athletic, would have hard time playing defense against opposing sf in NBA. As a poster mentioned is better suited for european game.