The player draft marks the return of the Dominican Republic National Basketball League season after it could not be held in 2020 due to COVID-19
After one year of absence, the action will return to the Dominican Republic National Basketball League (LNB) and it all starts with him players draft which will be celebrated among the eight franchises that will be part of the tournament in the 2021 edition.
226 players have been declared eligible for the draft that will be held this Thursday, May 27, among which are well-known players in the Dominican Republic as they are Angel Luis Delgado, who has had experience in various leagues, including the G-League from NBA Y L.J. Figueroa, who has just finished a good participation in the “March Madness”From college basketball in the United States with Oregon Ducks.
Additionally, the order in which they will be choosing the franchises of the LNB has been officially announced by the league, with Lions of Santo Domingo having the first overall pick. This order has been determined by the place where they stayed during the last tournament, as well as the points that were acquired in the different rounds of the same, as indicated by the league itself.
With so many players available for the tournament that will begin next Thursday, May 27, there is no doubt that the return of the LNB it will be quite showy. However, the question remains as to who will be the first picks in the draft and who are the best players available.
That is why ESPN Digital has made up the list of the best players available in the draft, who could be contesting selections within the first two rounds of it.
Regarding the centers, there are two possible candidates to be selected in the first two rounds. One of them is Angel Luis Delgado, who last played alongside the squad of Movistar Students (Spain) and King abbot, who, with his seven feet tall, played in Argentina alongside the Club Regatas de Corriente.
For his performance during the past college basketball season as “small forward”(Forward), it is very likely that L.J. Figueroa be selected in the first round of the draft. Other players with the capacity to occupy the position and who have the tools to be among the first chosen are Xavier Carreras Y Anyeuri Castillo (both played at Club Los Prados), Jayvian de la Cruz, Jhery Matos, Sal Mejía, Willy Núñez Jr., Jassel perez, Richard Polanco Y Javier Rivera.
Regarding the “power forward”(Power forward), some of those mentioned above could also occupy the position, but additionally they stand out Victor Peña, Diago Quinn Y Jeromy Rodríguez.
Finally there would be a group of “shooting guards”(Escorts) interesting among the group. Ceasar of Jesus (who played with Sameji in Santiago’s basketball), Raúl Frías, Joel hernandez Y Yeikson Jose Montero are the four names to take into account in that position.
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