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Russian basketball players light up in the USA! Ahead is a cool career in the NBA?
Egor Dyomin, Vladislav Goldin / Photo: © Andrew Wevers / Aaron J. Thornton / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Demin and Goldin show a high class in front of the scouts of leading overseas clubs.
This season, seven Russians perform at once in the Basketball Championship of the American Student League. Perhaps our fans have the greatest hopes on Vladislav Goldin and Yegor Demin, who are leaders in their groups. The first is the central Michigan Wulwehrus, the second is the defender of the team of the University of Brigham Yang (Byu).
The other day, Goldin and Demin once again proved why they are worthy to play in the best basketball league of the planet.
On the threshold of historical achievement
Vladislav Goldin helped Michigan go out in first place in the BIG -10 conference. A native of Nalchik is the most effective player of the team this season, gaining an average of more than 15 points per match. In the last game, Vladislav, as a real leader, made a decisive contribution to the victory over Peredya Boylermakers. If not for 12 points of the Russian, close victory (75:73) simply would not have happened.
Goldin has played in NCAA since 2021 and has already played for the third university in a row. It seems to be time to switch to a new level. Moreover, the age of Vladislav (23 years old), frankly, is running out. Recently, ESPN predicted for Goldin only 93rd place in draft 2025. But if the Central Michigan continues to show high effectiveness in the playoffs, the chances of getting into the NBA will increase sharply.
Demin holds the debut season in American basketball. But despite the role of a beginner, the attention of local experts to the Russian is a colossal. Demin moved to the United States already in the status of a superstar, being the main talent of Madrid Real Madrid.
The Russian defender gains an average of more than 11 points per game. Often he alone brings victory to the team. In the last match, Yegor scored 16 points and helped Byu to overcome the West Virginia with a score of 73:69. Thanks to this success, Brigam Young rose to the sixth line in the BIG-12 conference.
Given the very young age (18 years) and the ability to progress, demin is quoted noticeably higher than compatriots. Egor stably enters the top 10 rating for the upcoming draft from specialized media, and recently ESPN put it in eighth place. If he manages to get into the team of the best league of the world after the game season at NCAA, this can definitely be called a breakthrough of the year.
The last Russian selected in the NBA draft was Sergey Karasev. Cleveland Cavaliers took the player of the Triumph near Moscow in 2013 under a common 19th number. In general, on the Parquet of the NBA, our compatriots have not been since 2018, when Timothy of the brains completed a foreign career.
The upcoming NBA draft will be held on June 25–26 in New York. And Demin has every chance of becoming the first Russian in history selected among the first ten basketball players. At the moment, the highest peak belongs to Yaroslav Korolev, whom Los Angeles Clippers took under the 12th number in 2005. I would like to wish the stars of a new generation not only to get into the NBA, but also to become noticeable quantities in the best league of the world.
Source: Sportbox
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