Henrik Drescher

Hendrik Drescher (PF/C, Germany)

Biggest advantage of him is that he is much stronger compared to last year which allows him to be utterly effective on rebounds and low post offense. Of course the lack of solid bigs in the tournament paved the way for great performances but still the developments cannot be unseen. Been great stretch option on offense for a while now, Drescher is a solid shooter on the perimeter as well. He upgraded to be an average athlete with a strong body, did not seem slow like in the earlier tournaments. His passing game should be appreciated – he really helped the flow of the ball on offense. Defensively, best we can say is that he makes average contribution regarding he is an undersized big with not much of an athleticism. Struggles to catch up with more athletic bigs in the game. Will add value to most of the BBL teams in rotation in the upcoming years.

HENDRIK DRESCHER (6’9, Forward, Alba) – Great weekend for Alba frontcourt prospect. Surprisingly he was one of the best players running in Audi Dome. However for scouts best player rarely means best prospect. Drescher has to be appreciated and respected for how big strides he made to adjust to the modern basketball. He stretches the court more and more reliably and even made occassional drives or quite athletic finishes for such a heavy footed guy. However his ball sharing was total game changer for his team. Almost 4.5 assist per game is something that most likely even Alba staff wasn’t expecting. Upside is still limited but if he keeps working that much on body and game then he may earn solid money from basketball.