In today’s video breakdown, I take a look at Nikola Mitrovic, the 7-foot Serbian center getting ready to make his freshman debut for the Cal Bears. To me, the footage is clear that he's a bit physically raw, but skilled. He can shoot, which seems to be a Madsen requirement, but he also has a good pump fake and secondary moves such as the drive and spin.
On defense, he doesn't have the fastest foot speed, but he compensates with good footwork and shot block timing. In fact, I'm particularly impressed with how well he times shots to avoid body contact while still finding the ball with his long wingspan.
I think he has some work to do, but with high potential and Madsen's staff I expect him to make huge leaps and show us something that we haven't seen from him before.
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