Omri Casspi: NBA Draft Profile

Team: Maccabi Tel Aviv

Birth Year: 1988

Position: SF

Height: 6’8”

Weight: 230lbs

Accolades: Israeli U-16 National Team (03 & 04), Israeli U-18 National Team (04 & 06), Israeli U-20 National Team (07).

Scouting Report: A long, skinny, yet skilled, Israeli wingman.

Strengths:    Long arms. Strong finisher – can absorb contact and still finish. Feisty/aggressive player. Moves well without the ball. Good athlete – can really run the floor well. Played more minutes as the season progressed. Competed in the top league outside of the NBA, the Euroleague, on one of the top teams in the world. Has three-point range on his jumper.

Weaknesses:  Skinny – needs to bulk up. Inexperienced – didn’t consistently play big minutes this season. May have attitude/character issues. Father publicly feuded with Maccabi over son’s playing time. Needs to shoot the three for a better percentage. Needs to take better care of the ball – has as many turnovers as assists this season.

Projected 2008 Draft Range: Mid second round pick.

Consensus:  Casspi will more than likely pull out of this year’s draft considering he isn’t expected to be a first round pick.  His game and body still need plenty of work for the NBA, but he definitely has the potential to make it one day.

Stats:  http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=JFO - Euroleague

           http://www.bsl.org.il/PlayerPage.asp?PlayerNumber=11&TeamId=58&cYear=2008&lang=en – Israeli League