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Born in Slovenia, Vujacic started playing ball at the age of 16 for a professional team in Italy. Most players in the U.S. have it easy in comparison to what Vujacic had to endure. He had to pay a $350,000 buyout to the Slovenian national team just to play for the Italian team. The Italian league was the only way he would get serious notice from NBA scouts. Later after arriving in the NBA, he ...
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Linkage - June 3
The AltRaps Blog —
You know what the biggest trouble with the Raptors picking No. 17 in the draft is? In large part, they will have their decision on who to pick made for them. With so many players of varied size and skill projected in the 10-20 range in the draft, it’s going to come down to who’s left as much as it is who they want. The thing most fans should worry about is what the teams immediately before the Raptors are going to do rather than what they think Toronto needs, or wants. Sure, it’s all well and good to say Roy Hibbert’s a perfect fit, or Brandon Rush is the man or Joe Alexander is the biggest sleeper available but other teams may think the same thing. What’s likely to happen ...
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