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Pavel Podkolzine - Varese (Italy) - 7'5" 303. C Born 1985

An 19 year old Russian that is 7'5", agile, and physical. His standing reach is 9 feet 8 inches! ...He is still learning the game but is already a good rebounder. He doesn't shy from contact. …Signed with Pallacanestro Varese (Italy) to a 10-year deal. …From Siberian town of Novosibirsk. He started hooping when he was 14, walking to practice in weather 30 degrees below zero, what Podkolzine called "a normal temperature in Novosibirsk." ...The biggest risk in the draft. He has the pituitary disorder known as "giantism". More coordinated that most that are 7'5" but he does not have the competitive nature that great players possess.

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