In four Euroleague games, Bitadze has played 24.5 minutes per game, and his production has been exciting - 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 3.3 blocks per game. So far, just like Zizic, Euroleague Bitadze has been just as good as Mega Bemax Bitadze. Seeking a boost to Bitadze’s draft stock, his agent saw a convenient gap in the middle on another Adriatic League team, and Bitadze got the Christmas present of a move to Montenegro, and the Euroleague, with Buducnost. He started the year there, posting impressive numbers in the Adriatic League - 20.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game and shooting 60.3 percent from the field. Georgian center Goga Bitadze has spent the past few years in Serbia with Mega Bemax, where he was the starting center for Europe’s preeminent junior team. Two years later, there is another young center prospect who has made a similar move. The early stat-stuffing was impressive, but it was the consistent production at the Euroleague level that convinced Boston to bring him in for the 2017-18 season - and Cleveland to snag him in the Kyrie Irving trade. Zizic’s move to the Euroleague gave him more publicity, and while he wasn’t scoring 25 points per game any longer, his season averages of 9.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game helped lead the Turkish club to the Euroleague playoffs. To get more publicity, Zizic’s agent negotiated a move from Cibona in the Croatian League to Darussafaka in the Euroleague. He was historically dominant at a lower level of competition.
In 2016, Boston Celtics draftee Ante Zizic was stashed in Europe, and ripped off a terrifying run of production to start the season at KK Cibona in Croatia. We break down his recent game against AX Milano to project whether this run can carry over to the NBA. By Trevor Magnotti 3 years ago Follow TweetĢ019 NBA Draft prospect Goga Bitadze has been tearing it up in Euroleague since joining Buducnost.
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