Their college stats are very similar, but Kazemi is more active and can defend. Kazemi http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/45677/arsalan-kazemi Blair http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/player/pittsburgh/dejuan-blair I remember people going nuts over Blair not being drafted by the Blazers, but Kazemi has proven also to be a 10.5 rpg player over his college career, as well as a double-digit scorer.
This second round was loaded. While this is a "weak draft," because of the lack of stars in the first round, there are some definite future NBA role players in the second, and I'm with you in thinking that Kazemi was a great pick by Philly. The one thing that translates more than any other skillset to the NBA level is rebounding.
