Where will Jawai be drafted? Here are the odds

[bongman]

Jawai goes at Pick 41 to the Pacers.

He might get the opportunity of some playing time there at some stage given that Jermaine O'Neal is on his way to Toronto.

Congrats to the Aussie bigman for being drafted!

maybe not the word is he is going to be part of the trade and end up in Toronto with O'Neal

 

[wonga_5]

even channel 10 made mention that he might get traded to toronto

 

[Chowpei]

no minutes in toronto which sucks. he was a better fit at indiana with JO gone

 

[nenjabin]

no minutes in toronto which sucks. he was a better fit at indiana with JO gone

He'll be left in Australia to develop for a year or 2, IF he even gets a contract.

 

[blackwind]

He'll be left in Australia to develop for a year or 2, IF he even gets a contract.

This is what I think will happen too, but they might prefer he went to Europe where there is better competition or even the NBDL. Hopefully he can put up a good showing in the Summer League (does it clash with the Olympics if Jawai makes the side?) and possibly get a contract or get traded again to a team that could use him.

 

[blackwind]

An article from the Toronto Star, which was mainly about Delfino probably not back for the Raps next year, but it did have this part to it....

It's a virtual certainty that former second-round draft pick Ukic will be in Toronto next year and it appears the Raptors are willing to bring over this year's second-round pick, Australian centre Nathan Jawai, to let him try to develop his game.

Good news that they'll bring him over and give him a chance, instead of stashing him away in another league somewhere.

TheStar.com | NBA | 'Nice, lean roster' is Raptors' goal

 

[Allstar cards inc]

He'll be left in Australia to develop for a year or 2, IF he even gets a contract.

A bit like the following Aussies who were also drafted in 1997...

CJ Bruton (Vancouver - now Memphis Grizzlies - pick 53)
Paul Rogers (Los Angeles Lakers - pick 54)
Ben Pepper (Boston Celtics - pick 56)

 

[nenjabin]

An article from the Toronto Star, which was mainly about Delfino probably not back for the Raps next year, but it did have this part to it....



Good news that they'll bring him over and give him a chance, instead of stashing him away in another league somewhere.

TheStar.com | NBA | 'Nice, lean roster' is Raptors' goal

Nice that sounds good for him (and card collecting )
D-League perhaps!