Batin Tuna

Player that was running the plays more often was Batın Tuna, leading the team on perimeter in his second U16 EC experience. It wasn’t the best we could have seen, especially shooting-wise. He had his ups and downs scoring the ball but looked all so comfortable playing in all 1-2-3 positions. Versatile and flexible player with high basketball IQ can do a bit of everything on the floor and showed that with a near triple double against Greece with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. On the downside, it was more evident here that he lacks athleticism to compete even with his peers. He has a stiff running mechanics that definitely limits his game on the court. If those problems are sortable, we can see much more out of him in the upcoming tournaments.

BATIN TUNA (2/3, TURKEY):

Even though not producing at the level he was supposed to, we have seen some mature understanding of the game from Tofaş product Batın Tuna. Tuna is an all around wing with multiple tools on offense and he looked like the best defensive player in the tournament. Very smart on both ends, does not make much mistakes but could have taken more offensive responsibility for the team. He was a bit hesitant to take jumpers around the arc. Driving to the rack is one of his notable skills, he can take contact or finish with his weak hand. More of a team player than an alpha dog for his team without doubt. He has good overall basketball IQ; makes good defensive reads, has nice passing instincts and gets rebounds very well for his position.