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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Aug 5, 2006 22:48:51 GMT -5
DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks on Friday released 7-foot-5 Russian center Pavel Podkolzin, a former first-round pick who played just six games in two seasons.
The move came a day after the Mavericks signed undrafted free agent Pops Mensah-Bonsu, a 6-foot-9 forward from George Washington who got the team's attention with solid summer league play.
Podkolzin, who was acquired from Utah after being picked 21st in the 2004 draft, missed the first 59 games of last season with a broken right foot. He averaged 0.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 4.7 minutes in his six games. He spent some time with Fort Worth of the NBDL but was no longer eligible to play there.
"Pavel has made big strides and had a very bright future, but at 21 years of age, playing experience is imperative to his development," said Donnie Nelson, Dallas' president of basketball operations.
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Post by freshnthehouse on Aug 6, 2006 2:15:37 GMT -5
During a DarkoM interview, a reporter asked Darko about Pod's development. Darko said something to the effect of, "Basketball? The guy can barely run!" Hope you had fun Pods cashing Cubans checks Pods. What a mess.
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Aug 6, 2006 6:03:31 GMT -5
what can i say - the tallest bust in nba history! never understood the hype in the first place
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2006 18:37:30 GMT -5
They're probably hoping Pod could be a decent player to put up against the bigger centers in the league i.e. Ming and Shaq. But, he hasn't shown anything. I hope alot of teams look at this situations and learned that not all 7 footers can play the game of basketball.
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Post by Roadrunner on Aug 6, 2006 21:51:17 GMT -5
This is an example of the flip-side of drafting a big. In this case, a total bust. 7 foot +, can't play a lick of ball.
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