{"id":827089,"date":"2015-06-01T10:11:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T17:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/?p=39254"},"modified":"2015-06-01T10:11:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T17:11:44","slug":"with-the-sixth-pick-the-kings-selectpart-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/with-the-sixth-pick-the-kings-selectpart-7\/","title":{"rendered":"With the sixth pick, the Kings select\u2026(part 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mario_Hezonja.jpg#\/media\/File:Mario_Hezonja.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39259\" src=\"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Hezonja.jpg\" alt=\"Hezonja\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mario Hezonja \u2013 G\/F,\u00a0Barcelona<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Size: <\/strong>6-foot-8, 200 pounds<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014-15 ACB, Euroleague stats: <\/strong>5.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.1 blocks, 1.1 turnovers in 15.4 minutes (54 games).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Why he fits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hezonja can provide the Sacramento Kings an essential\u00a0boost in the outside scoring department. The Croatian is equally lethal shooting the ball with his feet set or off the dribble. Hezonja is impressively massive for a two-guard and strong enough to hold his own on the floor as an NBA rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Though\u00a0inconsistent, Hezonja has shown he can dominate on the defensive end with intense on-ball pressure and split-second lateral instincts. His lean stature disguises core strength that he uses to body up opponents. If given a positive environment to grow, Hezonja could form\u00a0into the Kings\u2019 biggest international star since Peja Stojakovic.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why he doesn\u2019t fit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Kings may charge a fee for Hezonja\u2019s baggage. The 20-year-old sports a brash\u00a0ego which could raise tensions in an NBA locker room. His overzealousness has already hurt his game in the form of poor shot selection and lapses in defensive focus.<\/p>\n<p>If Sacramento can accept his attitude, they\u2019ll need to ante up some cash. FC Barcelona holds the rights to Hezonja for four more years, so a buyout this year will cost over $2 million. The Kings or any NBA team are allowed to offer up to $500,000 towards an international buyout, which makes the wing\u2019s immediate future in the states murky.<\/p>\n<p>Drafting Hezonja would put an end to one or both the tenures of Ben McLemore and Nik Stauskas. McLemore and Hezonja share similar pro ceilings, making the move to add the explosive Croatian questionable.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Likelihood he\u2019s available<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Good. Hezonja\u2019s superstar potential may force a club ahead of the Kings to take the chance, but ignorable obstacles like his buyout and maturity\u00a0will scare plenty of general managers away. If drafting for need, a\u00a0top five lotter team can go with the safer wing option in Duke\u2019s Justise Winslow.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Player comparison<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rudy Fernandez<\/p>\n<h2><strong>DraftExpress video breakdown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#ec=NmczJydDq88hfiV2JE9MSxBtD5_RqbYW&#038;pbid=23b69841d9454479a6f4fcf4a8514588\">http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#ec=NmczJydDq88hfiV2JE9MSxBtD5_RqbYW&#038;pbid=23b69841d9454479a6f4fcf4a8514588<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why the Sacramento Kings should or shouldn&#8217;t draft Mario Hezonja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[610259261],"tags":[99952491,67926737,610259514,610259483,610259428,76563],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v22.2) - 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