Interesting. Jazz were apparently one of a few teams to attend a workout by Mindaugas Kuzminskas a few days ago. He has historically been a very good 3pt shooter (last season was not that great though). Also has some ability to make his own shot. However, defensive side of things he will find it very hard in the NBA. He is very slender. Might be a nice role player though.
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He's an awesome shooter with terrible awareness on both sides of the floor. His defense in college was atrocious and he had the mentality of a 13 year old. He plays like he weighs about 50 pounds. If he's screened the other team will score. Anyone who has been in a weight room once can take him one-on-one. Great at canning open 3's tho.
If you want a crappier version of Trey Burke.
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What? Still no Baldwin...
We did not work out Exum... I think either Sacramento or Milwaukee take him. Sorry Bern
What? Still no Baldwin...
Good workout. Zizic is a monster, and Bakumanya is an intriguing stash prospect.
seattlejazzfan
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Zizic is 250, not 225.
BTW the pronunciation of Zizic is not correct on that media sheet. Both Zs are pronounced like the J in Dejounte and the C is pronounced like Ch in Cheese. So many American announcers and pundits have trouble with ex-Yugoslavian names. The short cut is - if it ends on -ic(Mirotic, Dragic, Zizic) or -oc(Kukoc) read the C like CH...
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I hope so. Right now, he's the guy I'm hoping they take at #12. Not sure if he'll even get that far once he starts working out.
Love Zizic. Total badass. Great potential to be a guy that people regret passing on. Glad the Jazz are working him out. I'm not very impressed with the star quality of this draft, but there's a lot of guys that I like in it. Not really anybody that I outright hate the idea of the Jazz drafting.
stormkoopacv03
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I wouldn't be surprise if the Jazz took Ante Zizic at #12. He seems like a high motor/energy type of player. I would be cool with it too, I guess. Euro players have been bringing it lately.
Language or ??
I might like Zizic a tad more than Sabonis, just because he plays a bit faster and looks a bit longer.
stormkoopacv03
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I agree, he's a bit taller and more athletic.
I would guess mainly intel on prospects + possibly language. He's probably watched all of the prospect in the Adriatic league and in the Serbian championship - Zizic, Zubac, Zagorac, Luwawu...
seattlejazzfan
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significantly longer. 7'3" wingspan to 6'10" of Sabonis.
Miggs
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"Zizic's lack of finesse is perhaps most notably demonstrated in his passing ability, which is extremely unrefined to say the least right now. He looks like a bull in a china shop at times, dishing out just 14 assists in 629 minutes on the season thus far, or one every 45 minutes he's on the floor. Compare his paltry 4.9% assist percentage with his very high 19.5% turnover rate, and it's safe to say he is somewhat of a black hole at this stage of his development." - DX
Good call, dumbass.