Finland's very own Petteri Koponen will not be joining the Portland Trailblazers...at least not in the next half a year.
There was talk of the Blazers signing the 30th pick in this years draft to a rookie contract, but they requested that he play in Europe for another year because there was a lot of competition at the PG spot (Jarret Jack, Steve Blake, Sergio Rodriguez, Tuareen Green).
The 19-year-old, who wowed NBA scouts at camps this summer, enlisted in the army instead. He's going to serve his mandatory army stint while playing for his hometown team, the Honka Playboys.
Koponen would look much better wearing the Blazer's black and red
There was talk of the Blazers signing the 30th pick in this years draft to a rookie contract, but they requested that he play in Europe for another year because there was a lot of competition at the PG spot (Jarret Jack, Steve Blake, Sergio Rodriguez, Tuareen Green).
The 19-year-old, who wowed NBA scouts at camps this summer, enlisted in the army instead. He's going to serve his mandatory army stint while playing for his hometown team, the Honka Playboys.
Koponen would look much better wearing the Blazer's black and red
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