Rastapopoulos
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They were just announced:
The first team was interesting: Spanoulis and Teodosic are regulars, but I'd never even heard of Boban Marjanovic [edit: I am officially senile. Not only have I seen him play (for Atlanta) in last year's Summer League, I posted about him at least twice, and even made the Muresan comparison. In my defense, he had a different haircut.] and I knew very little about Nemanja Bjelica [I also posted about him. I will no doubt forget posting this, too]. Felipe Reyes must have found the fountain of youth - I thought he was washed up years ago, but he's making it there for the first time at age 35. He's like the Spanish Charles Oakley. Never mind the well-known players, though - it's the other two that interest me.
Marjanovic first: he's like a shorter, more nimble Gheorghe Muresan, which is interesting in itself. He can't jump at all, but with a wingspan of 7'8" and a standing reach of 9'7", he doesn't have to. Doesn't stop him dunking everything:
He's playing for a team in the Serbian league, but then again, he's winning a Euroleague award, which means he performed against the big teams like Real Madrid (who could almost certainly beat the Sixers in a series). I wonder if he'll get NBA offers. He's 26, which is mature but not old. He looks like he always had size he just had to get over his clumsiness.
Bjelica: also 26, and perhaps more interesting, in that he's playing for Fenerbahce, the Turkish powerhouse. He seems like somewhere in the Hedo Turkoglu/Toni Kukoc mold of 6'10" with guard skills. I'm sure he's nowhere near those guys, but here:
Apparently he's a "superstar" and the "Serbian Magic". Anyway, the Wolves have his rights and he may come over next season.
(Incidentally: Rudy only made the second team, and no love for Sergio on either. Beaten out by Andrew Goudelock!)
The first team was interesting: Spanoulis and Teodosic are regulars, but I'd never even heard of Boban Marjanovic [edit: I am officially senile. Not only have I seen him play (for Atlanta) in last year's Summer League, I posted about him at least twice, and even made the Muresan comparison. In my defense, he had a different haircut.] and I knew very little about Nemanja Bjelica [I also posted about him. I will no doubt forget posting this, too]. Felipe Reyes must have found the fountain of youth - I thought he was washed up years ago, but he's making it there for the first time at age 35. He's like the Spanish Charles Oakley. Never mind the well-known players, though - it's the other two that interest me.
Marjanovic first: he's like a shorter, more nimble Gheorghe Muresan, which is interesting in itself. He can't jump at all, but with a wingspan of 7'8" and a standing reach of 9'7", he doesn't have to. Doesn't stop him dunking everything:
He's playing for a team in the Serbian league, but then again, he's winning a Euroleague award, which means he performed against the big teams like Real Madrid (who could almost certainly beat the Sixers in a series). I wonder if he'll get NBA offers. He's 26, which is mature but not old. He looks like he always had size he just had to get over his clumsiness.
Bjelica: also 26, and perhaps more interesting, in that he's playing for Fenerbahce, the Turkish powerhouse. He seems like somewhere in the Hedo Turkoglu/Toni Kukoc mold of 6'10" with guard skills. I'm sure he's nowhere near those guys, but here:
Apparently he's a "superstar" and the "Serbian Magic". Anyway, the Wolves have his rights and he may come over next season.
(Incidentally: Rudy only made the second team, and no love for Sergio on either. Beaten out by Andrew Goudelock!)
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