Jonas Jerebko must break you

1.     Jonas Jerebko

22, 6’9” 210

Angelico Biella (Italian League)

PPG- 9.2 RPG- 5.6 APG- 0.6

Freaknick’s Forecast: OK.  He’s Swedish, not Russian.  Sue me. But before you do, check out the Ivan Drago resemblance:

Just like Drago, Jerebko has trained his ass off (minus the Russian ‘roids) and started filling out his frame over the past year, which finally gives him a frame equal to his uncanny ability to do nearly everything well.  He continues to extend his range, which will only create more opportunities to get into the lane where he can rise and finish with contact thanks to his newborn muscle.  He’s not much of a distributor, but he’s used to being the best player on the floor and hasn’t had much of a reason to.  That will change in the NBA, and he possesses the skillset and the attitude to turn into a fine passer.  His calling card will be his ability to guard 3 positions: shooting guard, small forward, and smaller, more athletic power forwards.  Depending on where he falls in the draft (probably somewhere in the 20’s), he could see playing time immediately, being used in a similar role as the Bucks rookie Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (plus a bit more offense).

Slam Says: Did someone say there’s a tough Swedish player out there?  Yes that is what we have with the blonde bombshell Jonas Jerebko; a small forward known for being able to check any player in Europe defensively.  His jumper takes a while to get off but he has good form and can extend to the three point range.  As long as he continues to go to the basket and use his strength, Jerebko will find a place in the league as a slashing wing.

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