NBA Special Report: Top Foreign players expected to excel in the NBA (Part 4)
The list of foreign players who have been recognised as future prospects in the first or the first few seasons in the NBA are mentioned in this list. Sports analysts have looked into these players going through their previous records from the time when they started playing basketball and have come up with the international players list, who without any doubt would impress the NBA world in the near future if not in the upcoming few seasons. These players are young and loads of talent backing them that enables them to be future of the franchise, and can also enable them to be the standout performer.
The next player in the line and occupying the sixth spot in the list of international player who are expected to make an impact on the NBA world in near future is the Phoenix Suns youngster, Goran Dragic. This Slovenian player is among some of the respectable players that the country has produced who landed in the NBA. Sports experts say that this player is an excellent example of a player who starts his career in a team and then develops slowly into a contributor that he has become. Now the experts say that this player would take the next step in the near future and become the face of the Suns if not the NBA. This exciting point guard is among some of the best in the business and has been able to manage an average of 7.9 point per game and 3 assists after he managed to take part in 18 minutes of play.
Not only this, the coach of the Phoenix Suns is keen on letting this player come up with some good performances to boost up his morale, so that in future this player is able to replace the ever so great Steve Nash. Now that Amare Stoudemire has left the Suns, sports analysts are expecting him to come up with more shots that would have a high success rate and also hoping that this player will do a lot of damage, while he plays alongside one of the best point guards that the NBA has seen.
With the talent and skills that this player has, there is without any doubt a chance that player will get more minutes on court and definitely increase when it comes to the scoring according to reports. Increasing his playing time to high 20 minutes or even the 30s could result in him scoring around 15 points per game. If this player according to experts is able to improve the way he is then the transition of Dragic to Steve Nash is very much possible.
Linas Kleiza is one player who used to play for the Denver Nuggets but later went to Europe in search of achieving success and developing in him the qualities that could distinguish him from the rest of the pack and he could stand out as their leader. After finding a team in Europe this splendid player was able to do just that and now keeping in mind his extravagant performances, the Toronto Raptors have signed this player on a multiyear deal.
The Lithuanian forward has got what he wanted, that of being part of a team in which he could be the leader and be one of the big forces of the team. With the departure of Chris Bosh, the Raptors are expected to finish at the bottom of the league. Another reason for them finishing in such a disastrous position is the fact that they haven’t been able to sign any impact players other than Linas Kleiza. Though reports suggest that the Raptors may not have many wins this time around but they surely will come up with good performances given the inclusion of one of the most exciting foreign players in the NBA.
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