Stefano Mancinelli???

[Boise Blazer]

I know its HoopsHype so take it FWIW but ...

Rumor has it that at least three NBA teams are currently pursuing Mancinelli: the Toronto Raptors, who are seemingly interested in every European player that comes down the pike; the Los Angeles Lakers, especially with Lamar Odom still in free-agency limbo; and perhaps his most likely destination, the Portland Trail Blazers.

Though Los Angeles would seem to be an excellent fit for Mancinelli with its Euroball-style play and foreigner-rich roster, the Trail Blazers will surely be gunning hardest for the Italian’s services. Mancinelli was with the Blazers’ summer-league team in 2007, Portland will certainly be looking for a versatile forward after getting rebuffed by Hedo Turkoglu earlier this year.

http://www.ballineurope.com/us-basketball/nba/stefano-mancinelli-packing-up-for-the-states/

 

[STOMP]

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Stefano-Mancinelli-116/

STOMP

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Remember, he was on our Summer League team a couple of years back. [Edit: I see that's already mentioned.]

It can't hurt. I seem to remember him being okay. But I'd rather have Coby Karl. Actually, I'd rather have James Jones back, along with Udonis Haslem, as part of a Boozer-to-Miami deal.

 

[craigehlo]

I thought he was pretty solid as a SL player a few years ago. He was raw, but you could tell he had a pretty good feel for the game. I would have rather had him on the bench the last few seasons than scrubs like McBob.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

Yuck. His PER, as he received more minutes, has gone down. I suppose as our third 3.

 

[Crimson the Cat]

And, we're talking about a PER of sub-15.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Did you catch the date on the DraftXpress scouting report?

They haven't bothered to even update his profile since June 2005! Doesn't exactly scream "hot prospect", does it?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

After last years stint in Vegas I was hoping we'd sign this guy. Hard-nosed, in your face type of player with a basketball IQ.