06-24-2026, 09:49 PM
(06-24-2026, 09:45 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Even accounting for the Russia thing and their ongoing ban from Euro League that limits the exposure, I look at Ishchenko´s stats, accolades and the highlights and I´m absolutely bewildered how he dropped to #56. He´s athletic, the highlight reel is a total package of ball handling, decision-making, lob passes, 3pt shooting, defensive awareness, footwork and vertical blocks, athletic dunks. That VTB league is still pretty strong, even if it´s only 10 teams and they were the 2nd best team; only team to win a play-off game against the CSKA juggernaut. It says he was an All-Star selection and ROTY. I think they got a HUGE steal with this kid. Gives me Andrei Kirilenko vibes based obviously on limited evidence.
Boulder of salt, but based on highlights you could reverse the draft order of he and Sergio and it wouldn't surprise me. His athleticism pops off the screen.