Arsalan Kazemi - NBA Thread

[rouzbahani]

hello?

[persian-eagle-13]

1) it is a process. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.
2) he is practicing everyday. Runs everyday. He is in a better shape than he was 2 years ago. He had lost some speed after china because of eating a lot of processed food. but I think the speed is back now.

This is all good, but the real question, is he practicing his jump shot? if no, then he has no chance in NBA! IMO

[persianbruin]

This is all good, but the real question, is he practicing his jump shot? if no, then he has no chance in NBA! IMO

given the fact that he will be playing in Iran the next 2 year (mandatory) I don't think he'll play in the NBA. The Spurs invited him for their summer league but he is not allowed to leave. More than that I don't know much.

I know he is shooting the ball and I know the team is in Jordan and will go to Latvia but as far as my knowledge that's it.

[EKBATAN]

He made a huge mistake going back to Iran. Now he's stuck for 2 years? such a sad ending to what could have been. NBA is pretty much over for him

[persianbruin]

He made a huge mistake going back to Iran. Now he's stuck for 2 years? such a sad ending to what could have been. NBA is pretty much over for him

yup that pretty much sums it up.
I think it's mostly because NBA has changed. The NBA of the 90s and 00s would gladly take him even with no shot. Look at Dennis rodman. Over the last 3-4 years NBA has slowly changed. Big men are obsolete. Hustle is not as important and shooting 3s has taken over.
Having said all of this I wouldn't put it past him. If he develops a shot. He is a k own commodity by many of the NBA teams and if he comes back in 2 years with developed midrange and 3. He is not like shaq and deandre with free throws. AK had a very sweet shot and only list it due to lack of love from all of the coaches (except Dana Altman). The good thing is Baurman lives Arsalan and is using him as a 3 not 4. That will help his shooting.

[pres80]

yup that pretty much sums it up.
I think it's mostly because NBA has changed. The NBA of the 90s and 00s would gladly take him even with no shot. Look at Dennis rodman. Over the last 3-4 years NBA has slowly changed. Big men are obsolete. Hustle is not as important and shooting 3s has taken over.
Having said all of this I wouldn't put it past him. If he develops a shot. He is a k own commodity by many of the NBA teams and if he comes back in 2 years with developed midrange and 3. He is not like shaq and deandre with free throws. AK had a very sweet shot and only list it due to lack of love from all of the coaches (except Dana Altman). The good thing is Baurman lives Arsalan and is using him as a 3 not 4. That will help his shooting.

Surely he has been in iran for like a year or more already.

[EKBATAN]

yup that pretty much sums it up.
I think it's mostly because NBA has changed. The NBA of the 90s and 00s would gladly take him even with no shot. Look at Dennis rodman. Over the last 3-4 years NBA has slowly changed. Big men are obsolete. Hustle is not as important and shooting 3s has taken over.
Having said all of this I wouldn't put it past him. If he develops a shot. He is a k own commodity by many of the NBA teams and if he comes back in 2 years with developed midrange and 3. He is not like shaq and deandre with free throws. AK had a very sweet shot and only list it due to lack of love from all of the coaches (except Dana Altman). The good thing is Baurman lives Arsalan and is using him as a 3 not 4. That will help his shooting.

I hope so but at age 27/28 and playing Iran all these years would not look good on his resume. I think its a very long shot. This summer would be his last chance if he had any.

[persianbruin]

Surely he has been in iran for like a year or more already.

he has been there for 5 months.
Ekki,
That's true if people don't know you or your situation. Not only many GMs know him but also the fact that he is in Iran because of sarbazi kind of validates the excuse of being away. I'm not saying he will play in the NBA but what I am saying is if he doesn't, it's not because of his resume

[pres80]

he has been there for 5 months.
Ekki,
That's true if people don't know you or your situation. Not only many GMs know him but also the fact that he is in Iran because of sarbazi kind of validates the excuse of being away. I'm not saying he will play in the NBA but what I am saying is if he doesn't, it's not because of his resume

oh right. Man this makes me sad knowing how long I have been following and waiting for him to make it. best of luck to him. I still keep hope.

[The]

oh right. Man this makes me sad knowing how long I have been following and waiting for him to make it. best of luck to him. I still keep hope.

Word. He's good enough to be a regular off the bench player in the NBA. I've watched at least two NBA Games a night for the past two seasons and there is no way he isn't as good as half of the SF/PF in the league. He is in his physical prime and the stupid gov of Iran wants him to do Sarbazi.

The Spurs would be perfect for him too! FUUUUUUUUUUU*K!

[Masoud_A]

Hassan Whiteside's story: from D-League to China to Lebanon to D-League to the NBA stardom, dude worked so hard and got paid. Now he is Miami Heat's franchise player, gotta respect that.

Whiteside grew up with six siblings and a single mother.[1] Born and raised in Gastonia, North Carolina, he attended three high schools in two years.
On June 24, 2010, Whiteside was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. On July 19, he signed a four-year, $3.8 million contract with the Kings. The first two years of the deal were guaranteed for $1.76 million.[14]
On November 29, 2010, Whiteside was assigned to the Kings' D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns.[15] Whiteside was recalled back to the Kings on January 9, 2011.[16] On March 5, 2011, Whiteside had surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his left knee, which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[17] He only appeared in one game with the Kings during his rookie season.
On January 1, 2012, Whiteside was reassigned to the Reno Bighorns.[18] On February 4, he was recalled by the Kings.[19] On July 16, 2012, he was waived by the Kings.[20]
On December 14, 2012, Whiteside was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[21] On January 4, 2013, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for Damian Saunders.[22] After the D-League season, he joined Amchit Club in Lebanon.[23]
On May 26, 2013, Whiteside joined Chinese NBL team, the Sichuan Blue Whales. He appeared in 27 games for the club, averaging 25.7 points, 16.6 rebounds, 5.1 blocks and 1.4 steals per game. He helped the team win the 2013 NBL championship.
In November 2013, Whiteside signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League.[24] On April 30, 2014, he was released by the club.[25] He returned to China the following month, where he joined Jiangsu Tongxi of the Chinese NBL. He parted ways with the club in June after appearing in 17 games.
On September 25, 2014, Whiteside signed with the Memphis Grizzlies,[26] but was later waived on October 22.[27] On October 30, he was reacquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Two days later, his rights were traded to the Iowa Energy.[28] He officially joined the Energy on November 14, 2014.[29] On November 19, he re-signed with the Grizzlies,[30] but was waived again the next day.[31] On November 22, he re-joined Iowa.[32]
On November 24, 2014, Whiteside signed with the Miami Heat.[33] On December 13, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce,[34] but was recalled two days later.[35] On January 4, 2015, he recorded his first career double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in an 88–84 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[36]
On January 11, 2015, Whiteside recorded a then career-high 23 points, 16 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a 104–90 win against the Los Angeles Clippers.[37] On January 25, he recorded his first career triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds, and franchise record 12 blocks in a 96–84 win over the Chicago Bulls.[38][39] In the process, Whiteside became just the fourth player in the previous 25 years with at least 12 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks in a game, and the first player since Manute Bol with 12 blocks off the bench in 25 minutes or less. Bol had 13 blocks in 23 minutes.[40] On February 4, he scored a then career-high 24 points on 12-of-13 shooting along with 20 rebounds in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. His 90% field goal shooting and his 20/20 night made him one of only four players in NBA history to achieve such a feat.[41]

If half this happened to AK, we'd be cussing at everyone in the NBA screaming discrimination, but this dude just kept his head down and balled till he got what he wanted.

[persian-eagle-13]

^^AK fucked up big time by not taking the D-League option and bailing. at least 1 year in D-League could have opened a lot of doors for him.

Is it safe to say he is an officially a NBA bust!!

[Masoud_A]

^^AK fucked up big time by not taking the D-League option and bailing. at least 1 year in D-League could have opened a lot of doors for him.

Is it safe to say he is an officially a NBA bust!!

AK was raw and is still a raw talent, but he is past refining his skills to be a viable NBA pick up now, if he had worked on his other parts of his game and had not shunned opportunities just to go back home he'd have a chance. Do I blame him for missing home? No, still, that's how the life of a pro athlete at the highest level looks like.

[EKBATAN]

Yea sadly he could've made some better choices BUT we cant blame him cuz we're not in his shoes and certain things in life force you to make certain decisions even though you might know what will happen. Its easy for us to say he shouldve done this or that but he also has to take care of his life. It seemed to me he had lost his hunger for NBA after he was getting bs from sixers. He also doesnt like to shoot which he can do and people were telling him to do so but he didnt want to.


He actually went to high school with whiteside and they're good friends. I wish he would find his hunger back and he can still make a push for NBA if he really wants to. But does he want to do that is the question.

[IRAN300]

Review of the Superleague week with AK interview after his match with Nirooye Zamini.
http://video.varzesh3.com/video/1298...A8%D8%A7%D9%84