<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The acquisition of Edin Bavcic wasn?t one that many outside of the 76ers front office expected. The young forward from Bosnia was relatively unknown and was the only player selected in the draft without a bio created on NBA.com. While Bavcic?s name may not be easy to pronounce, Cvjeticanin has a very high opinion of him. ?Danko and Courtney [Witte, the 76ers Director of Player Personnel] had mentioned him while we were looking at second rounds after we finished the first round, and ranking the guys I asked, ?Is there anything in the second round that we really want??? stated Sixers President Billy King at a press conference on June 29. ?He was one that Danko really liked, and Courtney liked, and at the time that I was down addressing you guys [the media] they were negotiating on the phone, and they chased me down.? ?Bavcic is a young kid, 22 years old, from Bosnia,? said Cvjeticanin. ?He?s 6-feet-10, he?s a great sized forward, power forward, who can shoot the ball and can run the floor very, very well. He has good muscle definition, and because of that I see a better transition to the NBA game. I really think that down the road, in one or two years, he will be ready for the NBA game.? King and his staff are looking forward to meeting with Bavcic and determining how soon he can be making an impact for the 76ers. ?We?re going to talk with his agents,? said King. ?Danko says he?s going to be trying out for the national team in the beginning of July, and if he can?t get over here Tony and I will go over and meet with him and talk with him. We?re going to figure out what is best for him, whether it?s coming over this year or staying over there.? Bavcic may be considered a project since it may be a while before he plays in the NBA, but that doesn?t mean that he doesn?t know how to play the game. ?Courtney and I were in Treviso for the Reebok Eurocamp, and he played over there very, very well,? said Cvjeticanin. ?He played for four days against the best young kids in Europe and he was one of the best players over there. I really think that he has a chance to be a pro.? </div> link: http://www.nba.com/sixers/draft/bavcic_060630.html who is this guy? i never heard him, and i didnt even know the sixers aquired him.
I don't think he's gonna help us atleast on the defensive end,read that he played like in 22 games and had 4 blocks so you do the math.
Never heard of him but at this point Billy King is just rolling the dice. I've heard that the Head of International Scouting for the Sixers was upset by the lack of international players picked by the Sixers recently. It's sure an interesting pick, but probably made to make the Head of International Scouting happy.
