
BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: Rodions Kurucs, #17 poses during FC Barcelona Lassa 2017/2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Media Day at Palau Blaugrana on September 25, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Rodolfo Molina/EB via Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 25: Rodions Kurucs, #17 poses during FC Barcelona Lassa 2017/2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Media Day at Palau Blaugrana on September 25, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Rodolfo Molina/EB via Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 09: Rodions Kurucs, #17 of FC Barcelona Lassa in action during the 2017/2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 25 game between FC Barcelona Lassa and Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade at Palau Blaugrana on March 9, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Rodolfo Molina/EB via Getty Images)
Rodions Kurucs is a European who projects positively, yet witnessed a dip in his stock this past past year. This is mostly due to a decision he made this past season. Last season the small forward ended up withdrawing from the 2017 NBA Draft because he no doubt recognized getting out of his contract with Barcelona would preclude his play Stateside.
In response, Kurucs elected not to re-up his contract with his Spanish team so he could be eligible for the 2018 NBA Draft. This resulted in him being nailed to the bench. It was a typical power play by his club. Still, the overall assets appear to be there, it’s just a matter of getting to see more of him.
Kurucs could end up being the typical grab and stash prospect. Or a team with depth could bring him over to the U.S. and develop him in their G-League system.
Season | League(s) | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
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2014-15 | EuroCup | 1 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
2016-17 | EuroLeague | 1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
2017-18 | Liga ACB, EuroLeague | 10 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .400 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | |
12 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Season | Club | League(s) | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
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2017-18 | FC Barcelona Lassa | Liga ACB | 6 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .462 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .286 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
6 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .462 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .286 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 |