NBA Draft 2015: Top 4 international players to look out for
For much of the NBA fan base the season is over when a team is crowned and named the NBA champions in June, however, there is an important event just a couple of days after, one that is taken lightly by everybody except the teams and the media.The 2015 Draft is more than a month away, June 25th to be precise but the mock drafts and college player’s scouting reports start becoming the talk of the non-Playoff teams’ front office from the moment the NCAA tournament (March Madness) begins.To bring you up to speed with how the NBA Draft works, read this.Each year the number of international players on the active rosters of the 30 NBA teams increases to a new record number and the international recruits called in through the Draft are a huge reason for that.So staying along the same lines, here are the top 4 international picks to watch out for in the 2015 NBA Draft:
#4 George Lucas
Get set to watch out for another combo guard in the league. George Lucas, a 6 foot 6 inches guard with a crazy wingspan of 7 foot 1 inches, has two strong positives to boast about on his draft profile- his defense and his court vision. At the age of 19 he has excellent court vision and this ear of amazing point guards in the league, teams could use a player who can just come in, play some stellar D while a starter is catching his breath.
On the negatives, his jumpshot could use some work. There is no use of speed, court vision and size if you cant make your defender second guess with a reliable jump shot as a back-up. Nonetheless his positives: length, defense, court vision and size will make sure he is picked in the first round itself.
Watch him ball: