Official Thread: Mirza Begic

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Mirza Begic, C
20 years old 7'1" 220 lbs.
Virtus Bologna, International

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[coachjon]

i think he will get drafted in the late second round this year as he is automatically eligible. i think he will be an end of the bench guy in the nba or a guy that has better success overseas.

He is a good defender (good shotblocker, may struggle defensively in the NBA due to his lack of quickness, athleticism, and explosiveness will get into foul trouble), coordinated (is now 7-3), good at drawing fouls, but can't finish for and 1's(most of his offense comes from putbacks, dunks, layups around hoop because he is still so raw offensively.), he has potential, not quick, not athletic, needs to get stronger/add weight (seems to be difficult for his body type because of this he struggles to get post position), needs to get in better condition (has always struggled with injuries), needs to develop a midrange shot (he takes some occasionaly but rarely hits it and looks very awkward in his form), poor passer out of double teams.

[nextstar1019]

i think he might be able to make ot in the nba because of his size and he is still young...im not saying he would be great at all but teams might like him as an end of the bench big man

[KristianH]

I think he is too weak for the NBA game, his best case scenario is Shawn Bradley.

[DonMonte]

I think he is too weak for the NBA game, his best case scenario is Shawn Bradley.

Do you think he can make a good carrer in europe? 2 years more in Slovan and he will be a much better player i think. Slovan is working very good with youth players. And Kristian what about Gaspar Vidmar. For me this is a amazing kid which gets better everday.

[KristianH]

Vidmar had terrific 2nd half of the season, he has been one of the best bigmens offensively in the league. Very post oriented with great touch and nose for the ball, i think he lead the league in offenisve rebounds with just around 20mpg (lazy to check). He will have to make strides with his shooting ability and defense. Has good size, solid athleticism and pretty good frame to add weight on. A player certainly to watch out for, could develop into a first round pick down the road.

[Hitster]

Seems to be developing nicely now that he has filled out and given that he is out of contract next summer then he will no doubt get some intersting offers. I'd guess that remaining in Europe might be likely but if a team could get him over for the Summer League then he'd have a good chance to earn an NBA contract given that he could probably do a bench job and being undrafted in 2007 would be a genuine FA signing so the salary could be tailored to his needs.