On certain mock draft sites, and no I'm not taking any note to the order they have because they don't really know, there seems to be a lot of foreign players on their lists. Now the problem I have is the stats that these players have listed from their european leagues. A lot of them are terrible. They play like 25 minutes, 2-5 PPG, 2-5 RPG, 0-2APG. That right there is some weak statistics. Not all of the international players have such poor averages though, there are some players who atleast look good on paper. Now its not up to me to decide the developmental potential or whatever, but thats just a guessing game anyways. Personally i would like to see these players develope their game more before deciding they're ready for the NBA game. Having a subpar skill in europe is way worse that subpar in the NBA. What are all of your takes on this? How do you feel about these guys? justwondering, leave intelligent posts.
Dirk averaged 21.4 points, and 8.4 rebounds Peja: The year before he came to the NBA averaged 23.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.5 assits, and 1.20 steals. 46.2% FG, and 40.2% 3PT, 89.1% FT.
Here's a history of International players in the NBA. http://compuserve.nba.com/history/draft_international.html
