Welcome to Atlanta, Nikola Đurišić (Djurisic)

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

[NBASupes]

I love the little I saw from this kid but really haven't watched him play much outside of combine game but I liked his game in the combine.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[lethalweapon3]

From the people who brought you Left My Wallet in El Segundo...

~lw3

[theheroatl]

Euro stash pick. I doubt he gets a two-way... Maybe

Edited Thursday at 09:48 PM by theheroatl

[Mikey]

Question marks if he can play in a scaled down role but gotta give Tony and the FO for paying to acquire a talent like him. Put together a developmental plan and that is a very nice upside bet 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

Shades of: "Less Athletic Anthony Edwards" -Nikola Djurisic

PLUSES

• Keeps the ball on a string and has a feel for creating off the dribble. He uses pivots, pump fakes, and change-of-pace moves to generate room for himself as a scorer.
• Talented playmaker who can split pick-and-rolls and make all standard passes to rollers and shooters. But he also plays with a flair and shows a willingness to take risks and make tough crosscourt passes or kick-aheads on the break.
• A streaky shooter who can get hot, even when taking contested jumpers with a high degree of difficulty. The question is, how consistent can he be? He’s made over 40 percent of his 3s and over 80 percent of his free throws in his past 10 games, spanning multiple months.
• Projects as a versatile on-ball defender if he locks in, and he provides size as an interior help defender.

MINUSES

• Shooting will be a make-or-break skill for him. He has historically struggled from everywhere on the court despite fluid mechanics.
• Lacks a great first step off the dribble and a second gear when driving into the lane, another limiting factor for his shot creation.
• Inconsistent defender with wavering effort levels. He’s often out of position off-ball due to a lack of focus.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

[Hawkish]

Wipe the video camera… we may have stolen something 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[sturt]

Love it that BogBog gets a Serbian brother... and come to think of it, doesn't Nikola's game resemble BogBog's? I didn't watch a lot of video, but what I did... yeah... think there's some comparison to be made there.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

Shades of: "Less Athletic Anthony Edwards" -Nikola Djurisic

PLUSES

• Keeps the ball on a string and has a feel for creating off the dribble. He uses pivots, pump fakes, and change-of-pace moves to generate room for himself as a scorer.
• Talented playmaker who can split pick-and-rolls and make all standard passes to rollers and shooters. But he also plays with a flair and shows a willingness to take risks and make tough crosscourt passes or kick-aheads on the break.
• A streaky shooter who can get hot, even when taking contested jumpers with a high degree of difficulty. The question is, how consistent can he be? He’s made over 40 percent of his 3s and over 80 percent of his free throws in his past 10 games, spanning multiple months.
• Projects as a versatile on-ball defender if he locks in, and he provides size as an interior help defender.

MINUSES

• Shooting will be a make-or-break skill for him. He has historically struggled from everywhere on the court despite fluid mechanics.
• Lacks a great first step off the dribble and a second gear when driving into the lane, another limiting factor for his shot creation.
• Inconsistent defender with wavering effort levels. He’s often out of position off-ball due to a lack of focus.

So he's a younger, taller Bogi?

[sturt]

(No folks... we didn't plan that, I swear... just some organic juju going on.)

[Bonzaii58]

I actually really like this pick! Can’t wait to see him in summer league. 

[Hawkish]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Wild

[Sothron]

This is not a stash and dash. I think the Hawks are going to try hard to talk him into coming over to play this year. I had him in the low 20's so getting him in the 2nd round is a steal.

[swanlee]

Well he seems to be pretty decent so good pickup. I just wonder WTF we are going to do at center? If we run it back with Capela we are in for a bad season

[AHF]

41 minutes ago, swanlee said:

Well he seems to be pretty decent so good pickup. I just wonder WTF we are going to do at center? If we run it back with Capela we are in for a bad season

While I’d like to see us on a different path at center, I am much more scared of us running it back with Trae and DJM than I am with Capela.