Post by jhb on May 21, 2021 10:42:54 GMT -5
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
SF
7'0"
225
19
Georgia
Tzatziki is an interesting prospect, a teenager with very little professional experience but a ton of upside and versatility. He joined Italian side Benetton midway through the previous Euroleague season after spending some time in the Slovenian League following his youth training with Georgian league youth teams, where he led some of his squads to championships against very dubious competition. Tzitzit stands out for being a 7 footer with the versatility to play from the 2 to the 5 because of his point-guard like handles and shooting ability with great range. Scouts that went to see him at a workout in Italy were impressed as they said he had impeccable shooting form and sank 10 three pointers in a row at one point...furthermore, they mentioned they were blown away with his dribble work and crossover moves.
The problem is that he's extremely raw, totaling only 36 minutes for Benotton in the most recent professional season. He certainly, like many 19 year olds, has some work to do to develop his body and strength, though playing on the perimeter will mean that isn't immediately and totally exposed if he were expected to battle TMBSL-level bigs in the post right away. His low-post skills exist more in theory than practice at this point and he has a very rudimentary understanding of how to play team basketball, especially on the defensive end. Scouts have no idea really how to judge his ability to rebound as they didn't get to see any of those drills in his workout and he only has 36 minutes of Euroleague experience this season to judge off.
There's no doubt that the team that selects Tzaritza will be undertaking a huge development project with a player that will need some time to come along, but if it works out, they just might have the steal of the draft and player with uniquely high upside as a 7 foot wing.