Late 2nd round Atlanta Hawk draftee Cenk Akyol is putting on an absolute show for the NBA scouts and executives in attendance (amongst others) in the European Junior Championships in Belgrade, while the 12th pick of the Los Angeles Clippers, Yaroslav Korolev, is having trouble living up to the expectations of being a lottery pick. Akyol's highlights include a 29 point opening game against Croatia, a 17 point exhibition in the first half against France and an impressive closing run against Latvia, where he single-handedly changed the destiny of a game that was looking lost for the Turkish national team. He's lead his team to Semi-finals of the tournament so far where they will match up with Spain. On the other hand, Yaroslav Korolev's team has surprisingly missed the cut to move on after losing two of three games in the quarter-final round. According to Luis Fernandez from DraftExpress, Korolev doesn't look focused enough, committing mistakes and silly fouls, and sometimes looking frustrated and out of the rhythm of the games. His father’s presence as the Russian head coach sure isn't helping his case, as Yaroslav looks to be under too much pressure playing the game.

Via Draft Express

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