The Milwaukee Bucks did not take Polish power forward Maciej Lampe in the National Basketball Association draft Thursday night.

After Lampe fell all the way out of the first round and was selected by the New York Knicks with the first pick of the second round, the Bucks grabbed another Polish star, 6-foot-10 forward Szymon Szewczyk, with the 35th overall choice.

The Bucks' choice was not a big surprise, given the impending sale of the team and salary cap issues it faces. Szewczyk played for two years in Poland before moving to Braunschweig in Germany's top division (Bundesliga I) for the 2002-'03 season.

"He's only 20 years old," Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld said. "He's very athletic and shoots the basketball very well. He has a real good up side."

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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