Cyro Asseo de Choch
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2005 | 6-11 | 7-0 WS | 212 LBS
Team: Mega Basket
Agent: Excel
Best aggregate mock draft rank: 38 / Worst rank: NR
2024-25 stats:
In 2024-25, Markovic averaged 14.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.9 bpg, 55.1% FG, 41.0% 3P in 30 games this season.
His father was a professional basketball player who played for the Serbian national team.
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Strengths:
* Excellent shooting for a near 7-footer – knocked down over 41% of his threes and almost 77% from the line.
* Smooth spot-up shooter – 1.307 points per possession (PPS) on spot-ups.
* Strong scorer around the rim – converts 60.1% of his rim attempts.
* Very good overall offensive efficiency – posted 1.048 PPS (82nd percentile).
* Good finisher as a roll man in pick-and-roll situations (1.171 PPS).
* Capable post-up scorer – averages 0.848 PPS in post-up sets.
* Excellent rebounding instincts – led his previous league with 9.1 rpg at OKK Beograd, and followed it up with solid rebound rates with Mega.
* Effective in short roll actions – shows flashes of touch and vision.
* Can put the ball on the floor a little – enough to attack closeouts effectively.
* Active defender – contests shots at a strong rate and uses his size to disrupt passing lanes.
* Mature international experience – starred for Serbia’s U18 gold medal team and debuted with the senior National Team at 19.
* Confident scorer who embraces physical play inside and outside.
Weaknesses:
* Needs to tighten his ball-handling – can be loose on drives and forced into turnovers against athletic defenders.
* Struggles creating in isolation – just 0.875 PPS.
* Post-up scoring is inconsistent against bigger defenders – 0.848 PPS on high volume but limited against NBA-caliber size.
* Lacks elite foot speed – can be exposed by quicker forwards and guards on switches defensively.
* Can be turnover-prone under heavy pressure (around a 13.5% turnover rate).
* Transition defense and recovery speed need polish – vulnerable to runouts.
* Free-throw rate could be higher for someone who plays inside often – doesn’t always draw enough contact.
* Needs to improve lateral quickness to consistently defend in space at the NBA level.
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