Marek Blazevic

Height: 208cm – 6’10’’
Born: 01.09.2001
Nationality: Lithuania
Position: Big
Current team: Zalgiris

RANK:
Of 2001 Generation

PREDRAFT MEASUREMENTS

YEARSOURCEHEIGHT W/O SHOES HEIGHT W SHOESWEIGHTWINGSPANSTANDING REACHNO STEP VERTMAX VERT
2018BWB Europe Camp6'112407'01062733
2017Jordan Brand Classic6'92236'10
STRENGHTS WEAKNESSESS
  • solid height standing at 6’10 with ok frame
  • highly competitive guy who plays hard. Displays good strength. Willing to fight, gets under the basket
  • does good job to box his man out. Possess phenomenal instincts and impeccable timing for rebounds especially on offensive end
  • can put his defender in the air with great pump-fake. Draws tons of fouls in the paint
  • good activity on low post. Positions himself well off the ball. Can also attack to the baseline
  • extremely high basketball IQ
  • one of those bigs who can excite the crowd with his passing ability. Deals with double teams easily
  • always chooses the right line to cut off the ball
  • could improve his shooting a little to step out of the paint more often. Free throws are just acceptable for now
  • still has a room to improve as a finisher. Touch is not soft enough for the prospect with such a fantastic fundamentals. Gets many unfriendly rolls close to the basket
  • not exceptionally mobile. Doesn’t lower his hips enough. Struggles a bit with perimeter defense
  • good body but not really gifted physically. Plays below the rim
  • can limit his turnover numbers. Tries some questionable high low passes
OUTLOOK
Blazevic comes from Polish family in Vilnius. He established himself as one of the Top Centers of 2001 generation thanks to fantastic understanding of the game and veteran-like style. He seems to walk the fine line between oldschool flair and demandings of modern basketball. With his talent and commitment to hard work he can very well become Euroleague starter.
League / TeamGMINPTS2%FG3%FG%FTRDRORTASSTTOBFvFCmEff
FIBA U16 2017
Lithuania		731.816.0
MKL 16/17
KM Vilnius		2324:3717.3

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