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LAC Welcomes Ante Zizic
Acquired with pick number #18 (NBA Celtics
No#23 pick)
Name – Ante Zizic
Age - 19yo
Position - C
Height – 7’0
Weight - 250lbs
Clippers Jersey Number - #41
Like 2015, 2016 was an eerily cold wet
morning in the western parts of Sydney; Clippers GM not quite as active as the
previous season therefore a little more relaxed as we made our morning coffee
and settled in for an entertaining draft day broadcast.
Once again we here the names rattled
off as expected hoping that we get our man
16……………DeAndre Bembry
17……………Timothe Luwawu
When our turn comes around at our #18
pick. The Name Ante Zizic sprang to mind and that’s when the doubting starts
all that scouting and now the second guessing…..
We start to type on the ticket Ivica Zu…. Delete, Ante Zizic
18……………Ante Zizic
Yes we got our man….The Clippers war
room erupts with high fives (ok it was just me and i jumped up with joy in my
angry bird jammies)
Maybe a surprise pick to some but Ante was extensively scouted pre-draft and we were wrapped we were able to bring him to LA
For those that need an introduction.
Ante is a throwback style 7ft 250lb energy
big man that thrives on contact and physicality in the paint in 25 minutes per
game with Cibona Zagreb Ante put up 13.4 points 8 rebounds 1.5 blocks per contest
while shooting 64% from the field and 70% from the line.
To put that into comparison recent
draft steal Nikola Jokic from the same league on 30 minutes per game put up
15.4 points 9 rebounds and 1 block while shooting 59% from the floor and 70%
from the line.
NBA Comparison - Marcin Gortat / Nikola Pekovic
Ante Zizic
Press Conference
KFWB News talk Radio: - Drafted number #18
overall, how do you feel, are you happy with the outcome?
Ante Zizic “it is my dream to play in NBA since I was
a kid, I am very happyâ€
ESPN: - Will you be coming
over this year?
Ante Zizic “I am not sure at this moment, I will
sit down and discuss my immediate future with my family and coaches.â€
Fox Sports News: - have you picked a
Jersey Number yet?
Ante Zizic “Haha, no not yet. I will decide in the
future I wear number 41 at the moment but we will see.â€
Fox Sports News: - did you know you
would end up being on a Clippers roster
Ante Zizic “I had an idea yes, the Clippers made me
a draft promise pretty early on in workoutsâ€
I.C.U.P Sport: - “Does the recent Success
of Nikola Jokic and Boban Marjanovic give you confidence you’ll do wellâ€
Ante Zizic “I 100% will do my best to emulate their
success in the NLL when I get my chanceâ€
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