By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Yovel Zoosman has submitted the necessary paperwork in order to make himself eligible for the 2019 NBA draft: “I am extremely happy to share that I will be declaring for the 2019 NBA draft in June. Until then, I am totally committed and focused on helping my team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, achieve our goal of repeating, and winning the Israeli league championship for the second year in a row. To be considered a potential NBA draft pick is an incredible honor, and hearing my name called on draft night would truly be a dream come true”, he told ESPN.
The 20-year-old has been averaging 5.2 points in 20 minutes while shooting 45 percent from the field over 55 games with Maccabi Tel Aviv in EuroLeague and Israeli League. He is one of the front-runners to win the Euroleague Rising Star award.
Zoosman was named MVP of the FIBA U20 European Championship last July, after helping the Israeli national team win the championship in Germany and he also played with the senior national team as part of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
If he gets drafted, Zoosman will become the first Israeli player drafted since Omri Casspi in 2009, and only the third Israeli to ever play in the NBA.