Despite being listed at 7-foot-1 and weighing in at 240 pounds, I am guessing Florida State center Balsa Koprivica was a surprise pick on draft night for many. He has an NBA body, but not many prognosticators believed he had an NBA game.
In taking a closer look at his game, in many ways he is the opposite of the player I last previewed in Luka Garza. He did not play many minutes, he only flashed potential, and it is apparent he is a great athlete for his size.
To give you some more background on the young man himself and how to pronounce his name (if you were not already encouraged by Isaiah Livers to do so) here is video the good people at Florida State put together about Koprivica’s journey to Tallahassee.