By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
With the playoffs just around the corner, it’s a good time to look at the best young rookies of the 2019-20 7DAYS EuroCup season. The selected players are establishing themselves early in their careers. Some of them will finish strong runs with the conclusion of the Top 16 stage, but others are set for the next round.
Here is the breakdown:
Rashawn Thomas (Partizan NIS)
Age: 25
Height: 2.03m
Stats: 9.6 PTS, 5 REB, 11.2 PIR
Moving through his second European campaign, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi alumni is proving his case. Thomas paid his dues in G League before his overseas jump, joined Dinamo Sassari for the 2018-19 season, and signed a two-year contract with Partizan last summer.
Thomas introduced himself to the EuroCup stage with a very strong regular-season run, averaging 13 points per outing. Has been held to 4.8 points per match in the Top 16, but helped the Serbian club clinch first place in its group.
Devin Williams (Tofas Bursa)
Age: 25
Height: 2.06m
Stats: 14.6 PTS, 8.3 REB, 1.5 AST, 17.1 PIR
He notched six Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances last year with Buducnost VOLI, but Devin Williams is having a breakout season in his first 7DAYS EuroCup run. Tofas will be in the playoffs with the former West Virginia standout making a substantial contribution.
He competed in the G League and Australia before moving his talents to Europe. Now, he’s cementing himself at the top level of European basketball in his second campaign here by nearly averaging 15 points per EuroCup game.