While much of the planet has been inundated with all things LeBron James in advance of Thursday's NBA draft, there is a different kind of gospel being preached elsewhere in the world.

Rather than spreading the standard "King James" version of the gospel, more and more NBA scouts, executives and coaches have been increasingly enamored with Darko Milicic, the 7-1 center from Serbia and Montenegro who plays professionally for KK Hemofarm Vrsac.

But while James, who will be taken No. 1 by Cleveland, has been featured by just about every media outlet, Milicic, who will be the second pick by Detroit, remains virtually unknown -- even in his own country.

In Europe, seniority rules, leaving players like Milicic, regardless of skill level, playing spot minutes behind less talented but more experienced players.

"Unlike this country, where a player like LeBron James comes out of high school or (Syracuse forward) Carmelo Anthony comes out of the NCAA Tournament and is anointed the next Michael Jordan, the next Tiger Woods, the next Joe Montana," Marc Cornstein, Milicic's agent, told the New York Daily News, "it is the exact opposite mentality in Yugoslavia with young players like Darko.