Sumy Vezghev

Vezghev has game. He is capable of putting himself in triple threat positions, scoring when necessary with his silky smooth three point shot or even pulling up from mid-range if need be. He can glide towards the basket at ease, draw contact, and get to the line at a good clip. His offense is consistently diversified every game, based upon a little three point shooting, mid-range shooting, and attacking the basket and that helps to keep defenders honest. He gets to the line at a decent clip, hitting his free throws at around 74%. His passing ability is also very solid, not at a point guard's level but superior to the average shooting guard; he has good court vision and is capable of making some nice passes as well, although he is much better at static passing. His ballhandling skills are excellent and although his decision making can improve some, it is improving as the season progresses. On defense he is solid, but great, but not horrible, just reliable. He's not an athletic freak but he has good craft and fundamentals to stick with his man, albeit with some inconsistency when his man takes him off the dribble--he is better guarding his man at static positions and contesting those shots. The intrigue surrounding Vezghev, however, revolves around his height--can be a 6-4 combo guard or even a pure point guard, and he has the polished game to back that up. He has good versatility and has adeptly played both guard positions decently. He's had a great season for Ljub Vanjour already (12.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 spg). Some see him as similar to Beno Udrih, but he has a higher ceiling considering the fact that he's a 1987 prospect and he's already better than many established European prospects.