<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The top two scorers in the Spanish League last season are coming to an NBA arena near you this fall. Luis Scola and Juan Carlos Navarro have lots of things in common, but name recognition among NBA fans isn't one of them. That will change once the NBA season gets rolling Oct. 30. Like most rookies, Scola and Navarro will have a learning curve when it comes to the NBA. Getting accustomed to the level of competition, the never-ending travel and their new hometowns are only the most obvious adjustments they must make. But unlike most NBA rookies, Scola and Navarro are hardly novices when it comes to being primary players in pressure situations. Both were drafted by NBA teams all the way back in 2002, and since then they have burnished their reputations as two of the very best basketball players in the world outside the NBA. Scola and Navarro are regarded as superstars in European and international basketball, and they have the gold medals to prove it. Now all that is left for them is to bring their talent and confidence to the NBA, where they should be dynamic additions to their teams right away.</div> full article This gives a nice little overview of Scola's career abroad.
