Lazy journalism at its best. Euro weights are in kilograms and American reporters cut and paste without thinking that someone listed at 6'9 - 6'11 would resemble Louis Orr's undernourished nephew at 207 pounds.
Jump in the Wayback Machine and set the dial for 2010
http://www.nbadraft.net/players/art-parakhouski
Strengths:
A center with good size and a solid frame … Still a fairly young player in terms of experience (only played 5 years of hoops to date, total)
A very good rebounder (he holds his boxouts and clears space on the defensive end, and he hangs around the rim on the offensive end
Has a very good motor for a player his size
Has the endurance to play long minutes (soccer training) and is also disciplined enough to avoid foul trouble
He is a fairly good straight line runner, getting up and down the floor at a good pace
Effective shot blocker, he has decent timing and is able to alter and block a good number of shots inside
Weaknesses:
He has limited leaping ability and struggles finishing inside against bigger players
He is fairly stiff in his movements (stiff legs anyone?)
he doesn't have a live body and is not very agile (but is he hoss-tile?)
His low post repertoire is limited and he lacks effective counter moves (see Dr Herb Williams)
A poor foul shooter (see Dr Jason Kidd)
Not a good passer out of double teams (which can be corrected)
Two years later, what will he bring to Las Vegas?
Definitely not 207 looking at his youtube clips.
Mobb Deep Update
Guards
Jeremy Lin
Jason Kidd
Pablo Prigioni
Iman Shumpert (injured)
J.R. Smith (slides to the frontcourt for the need of speed)
Guard (pick one) Insurance
Terrance Withers
Chris Smith
Mustapha Farrakhan
Jermiah Rivers
Forwards
Carmelo Anthony
Steve Novak
Amar'e Stoudemire
Landry Fields (yeah, I said it)
James (flight) White
Chris Copeland (shot 57 per cent in Belgium
Forward to be named later, or much later
Ahmad Nivins
Kostas Papanikolaou
George Printezis
Centers
Tyson Chandler
Marcus Camby
Sleeper Center
Artsiom Parakhouski (6'11, Belarus, only played basketball for 2 years prior to college)
In Case of Emergency Break Glass, Center
Dan Gadzuric (just for the moment, expect his name in a transaction)
Jared Jeffries (assuming he signs)
