Julian Felipo 18/11/2014 21:54

Mario Hezonja is one of the few European players who are well positioned in the current projections for the next NBA draft. The Croatian forward of FC Barcelona is one of the positions 11 and 17 of the first round, according to industry analysts, a situation that might be tempting to view the guaranteed contract that would decide if his departure.

For this option, Hezonja, 19 took shape, first should be declared ineligible before the NBA next spring as the automatic choice is only possible when they turn 22.

Despite these good prospects, player agents seem concerned by the lack of opportunities that are having the player in this early season, which averaged 9 minutes per game in Liga Endesa. Apparently, representatives of Sixers, Lakers and Hawks recently traveled to Barcelona to see him in action but, because of this, few conclusions could be drawn.

Hezonja, who joined Barcelona in 2012, signed a contract for seven seasons with the Catalan club with termination clauses referred to in the third year. Although no official figures, it is speculated that this option could break estimated at about two million euros which should satisfy largely the player himself given the constraints imposed by the NBA teams to deal with transfers.

Born as Tomic Dubrovnic, and trained in the ranks of the local team, spent two seasons in the youth teams of KK Zagreb before arrival to Barcelona with whom he has played as a bound on the B team and the last two years integrated into the dynamics of the first team. His best game as Barca was last March 16 to La Bruja de Oro where he totaled 26 points and 5 rebounds.

This year he has had nine minutes per game with averages of 2.1 points and 2.4 rating.

Another player in the Endesa League which is well positioned in these forecasts is the first round of the Sevilla forward Latvian Kristaps Porzingis, some placed ninth.