Deputy Director of International Scouting Luis Fernandez was in Zaragoza this past week watching the European U-18 Championship. This is part two in a series about the top NBA draft prospects that participated in the tournament. The second one discusses centers Martynas Andriuskevicius and Johan Petro.


Petro or Andriuskevicius, Andriuskevicius or Petro? That has been one of the hottest topics amongst the crowd during the European Junior Championships played in Zaragoza last week. Both came with a good amount of hype surrounding them, especially the Lithuanian, both come from countries that are recognized as basketball hotbeds for their own unique reasons and both declared and withdrew from last year?s NBA draft.

Therefore everyone was very eager to see them in action, to see for themselves witness first hand their supposed greatness and infinite potential. The comparisons between the two were constantly ongoing throughout the tournament, as unfair as it can be sometimes. But it was definitely a good chance to get a taste of their games as they matched up in similar situations...