A new edition of the Adidas Eurocamp started yesterday in Treviso (Italy) with the same scenario as last years: a huge group of talented prospects ready to show their skills and potential infront most of the NBA franchises and a big group of scouts, GM, coaches... Eurohopes staff travelled there also to inform you about what's going on in the Italian small city. This year the NBA Draft can be one of the most European ones of last seasons, with some names ready to being selected very high. Congolese Bismack Biyombo ('92) -played with Fuenlabrada (ACB)- and Lithuanian Donatas Motiejunas ('90), from Benetton Treviso, made a couple of work-outs (they are not playing the scrimmages). Good decision? Bad decision? We will see. They expect to be lottery picks. Taking a look to the prospects playing contests in the event, the ones with more chances to appear between the best are draft-eligible German Robin Benzing ('89, Ulm) and early-entry (at the moment) Brazilian Lucas Nogueira ('92, Asefa Estudiantes). Let's check what happened in each yesterday's game.
Team 2 51 Team 3 58: Czech guard Tomas Satoransky ('91), competing in a great level this season in ACB and Eurocup with Cajasol Sevilla, ended as one of the big names of the opener due to a intriguing performance. He led the win of Team 3 with 13 points (5/6 FG), 4 rebounds and 2 steals, making 1/1 from downtown. He has improved a lot from 3-points line, so he is making the steps necessary to be one of the top European players of next years. Beside him greek forward Linos Chrysikopoulos ('92), from Aris, added 11 (5/6 FG), dishing 1 assist and putting 1 block. Also good job from Italian Nicolo Melli ('91), this season in Milano and Scavolini. The forward had 9 points, 3 steals and 2 blocks. At the losing effort shined French Paul Lacombe ('90), from ASVEL, ended with 9 points (4/5 FG), 4 steals and 2 rebounds, while Greek Nikos Pappas ('90) nailed 7 (2/3 FG), with 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Important the performance of the youngest player in the Eurocamp: danish Rasmus Larsen ('94). 7 points (3/4 FG), 1 rebound and 1 steal in 18 minutes. Not bad.
Team 1 63 Team 4 71: In the second game of the day Serbian Andrija Milutinovic ('90) -playing this season in FMP- scored 20 points (3/5 threes), pulled down 4 rebounds and distributed 1 assist to lead Team 4 to the victory. He is really skilled and talented, ready to leave Zeleznik. Edwin Jackson ('89), who was playing french semifinals some days ago with ASVEL, added 13 points with 6/9 FG and 4 steals, while Serbian guard Nemanja Nedovic ('91), from Red Star, scored 11 (5 TO) and Texas (NCAA) Dogus Balbay ('89) showed his physical conditions: 10 points, 6 assists, 5 steals and 4 rebounds. At the other side only Latvian Janis Strelnieks ('89) finished scoring in double-figures: 11 with 5/9 FG. Czech guard David Jelinek ('90) -DKV Joventut ACB member- had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
Serbia U-19 53 Adidas Eurocamp All Star 61: In the last contest of the day an All Star selection of Eurocamp prospects faced Serbian U-19 NT, that is preparing the World Championship held in Latvia in some weeks. Brazilian center Lucas Nogueira ('92), from second team of Asefa Estudiantes (ACB) in fourth spanish division (EBA), led the victory with 11 points, 5 boards and 4 steals. He can appear in this Draft after competing in the Nike Hoop Summit and exploting last summer in the U-18 FIBA Americas. Beside him croatian forward Tomislav Zubcic ('90) -played Euroleague- nailed 10 in 19 minutes and his teammate in Croatia Leon Radosevic ('90) added 8 points and 3 boards. At the losing effort Nikola Siladi ('92) wasn't enough (13 points with 3/6 threes and 5 rebounds), while Bogdan Bogdanovic ('92) -last year he participated in Treviso- fought with 11 and 4 assists (even 7 TO).
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