By Marco Fracasso

The Reebok Eurocamp, like the Big Man Camp, was held at the La Ghirada sports complex, in Treviso, continuing between the 3rd and the 5th of June. This time around the 40+ players (almost exclusively the best young talent in Europe) from all positions were invited to show their stuff, with the oldest player (Mile Ilic) being 20 years old and the youngest being 15 (Danilo Gallinari).

The prospects:

Roko Leni Ukic: (6-5, 183 pounds, 1984)

Probably the player who had the biggest impact on the floor. At 6-5 he has great size and very good ball-handling for the point guard position. He has very quick feet and hands, reminiscent a little of Ginobili as far as the way he reacts to what?s happening on the floor, he has good court awareness and the mental and physical tools to go along with that. His 6-7 ? wingspan makes him a threat defensively in the passing lanes. He?s very aggressive on defense, something that has to be corrected a bit because he gambles a lot as many of those guys do. He showed the ability to contain the penetration of smaller players very well, something that he didn?t always have, which is great as far as his NBA potential is concerned.

He?s a very good athlete, although he does need to become stronger, but he has yet to turn twenty and his body looks far from mature. He?s really great leading the fast break, but he?s not always patient enough in the half court game. He forced several situations by over-penetrating, running into brick walls, and he was caught getting up in the air a couple of times without having decided what to do yet.

Because of plays like that he ended up with too many turnovers, a problem that needs to and probably will be cut down with more experience and maturity. Ukic is very creative off the dribble, he can find the open man while slashing both on the perimeter and with a close pass; he?ll likely be able to beat his man off the dribble even in the NBA.

According to scouts, he?s probably going to be drafted somewhere in the second half of the first round, with how close to the middle depending on his individual workouts. Since he hasn?t been paid by his team for several months now, he?s free to opt out of his contract at any time.

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