While the 2019 NBA Draft doesn’t boast a headlining, face of the franchise-like star like last year from an international sense, this year’s crop of draft prospects who hail from overseas who are set to jump to the next level are an interesting, promising bunch.
Our first international prospect breakdown heading into this year’s draft centers around 19-year-old forward Luka Samanic, who hails from Zagreb, Croatia.
Samanic comes from a basketball pedigree as his father, Marko, was a long-time player overseas and Luka had a front row seat into what life is like as a basketball player from an early age.