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Washington Wizards 2015 NBA Draft Prospects Primer: The Point Guards

By David Statman

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George Lucas de Paula: 19-years-old, Pinheiros, Brazil

Oh God, we’re getting NBA draft prospects that are younger than I am now. I knew this day would come, and I feel so friggin’ old.

A 6-foot-6 project point guard from Brazil – the only way George Lucas de Paula could be more of an Ernie Grunfeld pick is if he were a Czech transplant. A reserve guard from the mid-tier Brazilian team Pinheiros, de Paula declared for the draft last month alongside teammate Lucas Dias, a forward who could end up as a second round pick.

George Lucas is so early in his development that he’ll likely end up a draft-and-stash, as he’s simply not ready to hold an NBA roster spot in the moment.

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    • He only appeared in five games for the senior Pinheiros squad last year, but he’s immensely intriguing.

    Very few guards (like, very few guards ever) can match the São Paulo native’s 7-foot wingspan and ludicrously huge hands.

    I don’t know what it is about Pinheiros, but they have a knack for finding these kinds of players – teenage forward Bruno Caboclo, another freakish physical specimen with little seasoning and captivating potential, went from Pinheiros to the NBA last year as the 20th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors.

    Although George Lucas played much of last season in Brazil’s development league, he announced himself to the world with an eye-catching performance in the Nike Global Challenge.

    He’s immensely raw at this point, but George Lucas flashes real playmaking potential, good vision, and an impressive, if developing, handle. Lacking a quick first step and possessing only marginal speed, George Lucas is going to have to win with his size and strength, a skill that hopefully will come with time – he has the potential, but his first order of business has to be developing a jumpshot.

    Look for the Brazilian to go perhaps in the early second round, but he’s a couple years away from making a real NBA impact.

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