Post by derrenattheoffice on Apr 11, 2014 15:14:18 GMT -5
Back in August, I made a post about this Ukrainian kid Svi Mykhailuk after I read about him on NBADraft. And after watching his highlights, I was pretty impressed. At that time he was only 16, but playing and moving like a mature adult.
He'll be participating in the upcoming Hoops Summit, and NBADraft again is putting up some nice words about him:
We first reported about this young phenom during the summer after the U16 Championships in Kiev, and though we felt we may have gone overboard a little, he has lived up to the hype thus far. An exciting last minute addition, the youngster from Ukraine, “Svi” is a crafty wing with an advanced skillset for his age. We have hyped up a number of 16 year olds as the best European guard to come along in x number of years (James Birsen, Mario Hezonja etc.), but this time it looks like the real thing. Scouts are truly enamored with this youngster, and playing in front of so many hasn't seemed to faze him in the slightest bit.
Mykhailiuk has a chance to be as good an International shooting guard as we have seen (Manu or anyone else included). He has been scorching the nets in shooting drills and had a few warm-up dunks that really caught scout's attention. He has shared time in scrimmages since arriving on Tuesday, though his ball handling ability and passing both have really stood out. With rumors that top colleges are already showing interest, we will have our eyes on him over the next three days. This kid is a natural, and the hype appears to just be beginning with this kid. Buckle up.
Here's a video from last year's U16 game:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYU7cDI2SYE
He'll be participating in the upcoming Hoops Summit, and NBADraft again is putting up some nice words about him:
We first reported about this young phenom during the summer after the U16 Championships in Kiev, and though we felt we may have gone overboard a little, he has lived up to the hype thus far. An exciting last minute addition, the youngster from Ukraine, “Svi” is a crafty wing with an advanced skillset for his age. We have hyped up a number of 16 year olds as the best European guard to come along in x number of years (James Birsen, Mario Hezonja etc.), but this time it looks like the real thing. Scouts are truly enamored with this youngster, and playing in front of so many hasn't seemed to faze him in the slightest bit.
Mykhailiuk has a chance to be as good an International shooting guard as we have seen (Manu or anyone else included). He has been scorching the nets in shooting drills and had a few warm-up dunks that really caught scout's attention. He has shared time in scrimmages since arriving on Tuesday, though his ball handling ability and passing both have really stood out. With rumors that top colleges are already showing interest, we will have our eyes on him over the next three days. This kid is a natural, and the hype appears to just be beginning with this kid. Buckle up.
Here's a video from last year's U16 game:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYU7cDI2SYE
