Zoran Paunovic

Height: 200cm – 6’7’’
Born: 19.07.2000
Nationality: Serbia
Position: Wing
Current team: Dynamic

RANK:
Of 2000 Generation

STRENGHTS WEAKNESSESS
  • athleticism. His number one quality by far. Quick and strong at the same time
  • explosive first step. Easily gets to the rim. Vertical player
  • tough player. Does not give out excuses. Hustles and plays hard 24/7
  • very good defender. Usually guards the best opposing perimeter player to a great deal of success
  • high energy player, both on offense and defense. Does not take plays off
  • his game does not depend on high usage style or the ball. He can be very effective and useful of the ball just taking his shots on cuts, spot ups or second chances
  • extremely dangerous as a secondary offensive rebounder. Combination of athleticism and good instincts
  • ball hawk
  • improved his offense a lot. Now he shoots and drives out of ISOs, not just spot ups or cuts
  • likes to take responsibility for the team and get the ball in clutch
  • great teammate
  • offensively still a work in progress. Not a natural
  • lacks basic offensive instincts and understanding of small intricacies of offensive sets
  • tunnel vision
  • one dimensional repertoire of finsihing moves. If he can not dunk the ball or make an easy layup, he does not have a solution
  • goes for acrobatic plays more than he should, usually to no result
  • still a straight line slasher, not much creativity when defense gets in his way
  • streaky shooter. Not a natural in this category. Inconsistent form, depends a lot on his confidence and flow in that particular game.
  • can knock down couple of threes in a row, and can throw bricks just as easily
  • lacks creativity overall
  • gets ahead of himself a lot of times. Technical ability cant cash the check athleticism writes
OUTLOOK
Zoran is one of those guys you always want to have on your team. Low maintenance, high energy, good defense and some offense. His upside is limited due to his offense that is too dependent on physical domination and confidence that builds up on defense. At this level its only a plus, but for pro basketball, he will need to develop a bigger repertoire of moves. All in all, he is not a risky pick to be a pro player and he is definitely worth a follow even from the biggest teams, just know what you can and can not get. Good thing is that he looks like a guy who has the needed work ethic to improve even in later stages of his career.
League / TeamGMINPTS2%FG3%FG%FTRDRORTASSTTOBFvFCmEff
ABA Junior 17/18
Crvena Zvezda
62614.2
AdidasNGT
Crvena Zvezda
720:4310.9

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