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A Star is Born
Damir Omerhodzic / Photo:Youth Basket
Another "uberfreak" has surfaced in Europe with unbelievable size, athleticism and skills.
He's a young Croatian named Damir Omerhodzic who some feel has the talent to be a high lottery *** next year. Some even go as far to say he is a better prospect than Maciej Lampe and Tiago Splitter.
Two weeks ago the European Final Four took place in Barcelona and along with it a tournament for the juniors. Omerhodzic blew away the competition as the top young player there and had scouts buzzing about his potential.
Some scouts were so amazed by his talents they feel he is an NBA player right now at 17. He is born in December of 1985 so he wouldn't be eligible for the current draft even if he had wanted to declare. But with the talent he showed in Barcelona he would be a lottery *** this year.
One knock against him is that some feel he has a bit of an attitude as he was seen yelling at teammates and showing defiance to coaches. Some feel it was more out of frustration with his teammates play as his junior Cibona team was being beaten.
He had a solid season as a 17 year old playing in the mens Croatian league averaging 16 points and 7 rebounds. His 3 FG% was around 30%, but many feel his shooting touch is his greatest attribute.
Omerhodzic already has good strength and basketball understanding but his frame doesn't appear that it will allow him to be a dominant force as a post player. But it's probably not much of a worry as some feel he has the skills to be a perimeter oriented PF.
Croatia has run though a long dry spell in producing a quality NBA player and Omerhodzic figures to be the top Croatian prospect since Toni Kukoc. Who knows, if he continues along the lines of his European counterparts, he could end up the greatest Croatian NBA player ever by the time his career ends. But first he'll have to concentrate on getting there.
http://nbadraft.net/draftbuzz005.htm