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NBA Mock Draft Pick #22 -- Ante Zizic, Center, Croatia
SBNation's Charlotte Hornets blog, At The Hive, explains their pick:
If there's one thing Rich Cho, Michael Jordan, and the Charlotte Hornets love, it's players who transcend their limitations with tremendous effort. With Kemba Walker, it's overcoming a lack of size. With Cody Zeller, a lack of length and shooting. With Michael Kidd-Gilhrist, it's that jumper. That's why the Hornets are selecting Ante Zizic of Croatia in the 2016 Draft.
Zizic is an unskilled but spirited center who scores and rebounds effectively in spite of his average size. At this point, Zizic relies on his great frame and sheer strength to get things done, and at just 19 years old he has considerable upside should he be brought up in a fostering environment. At best, he's a potential replacement for Al Jefferson in Steve Clifford's new offense. If he doesn't improve at all, the Hornets still have a high-energy garbage man that can fill in for 10 minutes a night. That's good enough for the Hornets at 22.
Ridiculous Upside analysis: Despite his average frame (7'0 with a 7'2 wingspan) and raw offensive skill set, Zizic stands as a solid NBA prospect. That's due to the great energy that he plays with whenever he's on the court, he constantly makes hard cuts to the rims and fights on the offensive glass. Those skills could allow him to be a solid roll man alongside Kemba Walker.
1) Philadelphia 76ers: BEN SIMMONS
2) Los Angeles Lakers: BRANDON INGRAM
3) Phoenix Suns (From Boston): DRAGAN BENDER
4) Utah Jazz (From Phoenix): JAMAL MURRAY
5) Denver Nuggets (from Minnesota) : BUDDY HIELD
6) New Orleans Pelicans: KRIS DUNN
7) Minnesota Timberwolves (from Denver): DENZEL VALENTINE
8) Sacramento Kings: JAYLEN BROWN
9) Toronto Raptors: MARQUESE CHRISS
10) Milwaukee Bucks: DEYONTA DAVIS
11) Sacramento Kings (From Orlando): TIMOTHE LUWAWU
12) Utah Jazz: JAKOB POELTL
13) Denver Nuggets (from Phoenix): SKAL LABISSIERE
14) Chicago Bulls: WADE BALDWIN
15) Minnesota Timberwolves (from Denver): HENRY ELLENSON
16) Boston Celtics: DOMANTAS SABONIS
17) Utah Jazz (from Memphis) : FURKAN KORKMAZ
18) New Orleans Pelicans (from Detroit) : TAUREAN PRINCE
19) Phoenix Suns (from Denver): CHEICK DIALLO
20) Indiana Pacers: JUAN HERNANGOMEZ
21) Atlanta Hawks: DEMETRIUS JACKSON
22) Charlotte Hornets: ANTE ZIZIC
23) Detroit Pistons (from Utah):
24) Philadelphia 76ers:
25) Los Angeles Clippers:
26) Philadelphia 76ers:
27) Toronto Raptors:
28) Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah Jazz) :
29) San Antonio Spurs:
30) Golden State Warriors: