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- Milos Teodosic
- Position: Point Guard
- Country: Serbia
- Team: CSSKA Moscow
- Height: 6ft 5in (195cm)
- Age: 30
He is known for his incredible court vision skills, knocking down mid-range jumpers as well as three point shots. As he stated, he wants to play for a team, where he could have a significant role, play meaningful minutes, and lead the team to wins. Two teams have emerged as the possible contenders in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets who are in need of a playmaker and also feature fellow Serbian star Nikola Jokic and the Brooklyn Nets who have struggled the last couple of years. Hopefully, the Brooklyn Nets can get a deal done this summer with the Serbian point guard, who can help Jeremy Lin orchestrate the offense, use Lopez in pick and roll situations effectively, score the basketball and make everyone around him better.
Highlights from 2016-2017 season:
- Luka Doncic
- Position: Shooting Guard / Point Guard
- Country: Slovenia
- Team: Real Madrid
- Height: 6ft 7in (201cm)
- Age: 18
One of the most talented prospects ever, at the age of 18 Luka Doncic will declare for next year’s NBA draft (2018). He is currently projected to go #2 overall in the 2018 NBA draft, and is already something special, with a full reach potential, incredible skills and talent. He is a hard working young man, and with this combination, the right coaching system and team, Doncic could be one of the best prospects the league has ever seen. At the age of 18, playing next to Sergio Jull in Real Madrid, he has emerged as the second best player in his team. At 6ft 7in he has a solid frame, can handle the ball like a legit NBA point guard, and make incredible passes with his full court vision. He can create penetration off the dribble, finish inside the paint or kick the ball to open shooters. His LeBron likewise vision is what makes him so outstanding on the offensive side of the floor.
He is shooting 39.5 % from deep this season and has a great stroke, which is something that will help him a lot in the NBA. With his sturdy frame and height, Doncic has the ability to post up and bully some smaller guards, with a smaller size. He is perfect in the pick and roll situation and can break down a defense with just one pass. The other unique thing about the 18year old Slovenian is the ability he has to make his teammates better, by making them shoot open jumpers, filling the lane perfectly and understanding the pace of the team, whether in an open court situation or in breaking down a well defensive team. The way he uses the pick and roll to perfection reminds of LeBron James and James Harden. On the defensive side of the floor, he has shown the ability and the skill to be an on-ball good defender, and use his size to get in the opponent’s way. The potential he has is there, for him to become an elite defender in the NBA, learn to use his size, become quicker in off-ball situations and stop fast break attempts. Luka, however, has to learn to shoot the mid-range jumper coming off the pick and roll, must become quicker in some situations, on the defensive side of the floor and especially while guarding an off-ball defender. With a good coaching system, and help from his more experienced teammates Doncic can be a star in the NBA in year's to come.
If he lands in the Sixers, in next year’s draft, together with Joel Embiid, Dario Saric and Ben Simmons they could be an elite rebounding team, a great fast break team and possibly challenge for the top four spots in the Eastern Conference. A spectacular player to watch, a smart and young player with a full reach potential to be one of the greats, and possibly one of the best if not the best young prospect to travel overseas and play in the NBA. This sums up how Doncic plays, his unusual talents, his potential, and also the parts where his game has to get better and will be as time advances.
Highlights from Real Madrid vs Baskonia:
- Bogdan Bogdanovic
- Position: Shooting Guard / Point Guard
- Country: Serbia
- Team: Fenerbahce
- Height: 6ft 6in (197cm)
- Age: 24
A very talented young man plays with passion in every game, and has become the best player on his team, leading his team to a second straight Final 4 appearance in Istanbul. He was drafted in 2014, by the Phoenix Suns as the #27, but his pick was traded to the Sacramento Kings in 2016, which means that they are the frontrunners of bringing him to Sacramento and helping the young Kings find their rhythm and become a well coached young offensive team. He has played in Turkey from 2014 and has shown the world he has the talent of becoming an exceptional player in the NBA. In the EuroLeague this season, Bogdanovic is averaging 14.5 points per game and 4 assists, on 43.2% from the three point line, and 51% from the field. In the playoffs in a very hostile environment in Athens, Bogdanovic led his team to two straight victories against Panathinaikos scoring 23 and 25 points and being named the MVP of the series. As a 24-year-old, young and upcoming talent he has shown the skills and personality in tight situations, by being mature and leading his team to important and very significant victories on the road. 
With his height, he can create separation from the defender and knock down long three-pointers, behind the screen. He is perfect in pick and roll situations and can read the opponent’s defense and structure. His defense is something that needs improvement, but all around offensively he is unstoppable, especially when the team needs him to step up. Especially in the NBA, Bogdanovic has to be good in all games and this is something that is missing from him. Bogdanovic has the weakness of playing two great games and disappearing the next couple of games. This is something that if he finally decides to go this summer in Sacramento, the Kings have to work on and give him an extra boost and support, to be the best he can possibly be in all games.
The question with Bogdanovic is if he is ready, personally to play in an entirely different style of basketball on the other side of the Atlantic. Divac (King’s owner) remains positive and confident that Bogdanovic will take this risk and will be coming over to play for the Kings next season, as Bogdanovic released a statement in early March saying that he would make the decision after the end of the Turkish league, and the EuroLeague. So, this summer. For Kings fans, Bogdanovic is a player that can change the future of the team, can become the centrepiece of the team along with Buddy Hield, Cauley-Stein and Giorgos Papagiannis. And he can dominate the offensive floor as good as anyone, can shoot and assist the basketball, can get to the line, which is what the Kings need at the moment, a good offensive player, a natural born scorer.
Highlights from Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce:
Highlights from Panathinaikos vs Fenerbahce:
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