Thorne Mek, officially signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem.
This news is more or less a bit of a lament.
Remember Garnett once said of him: "Mek, one day become the MVP of the league!" ”
This is a very high evaluation of it! The reason why the Wolf King made such a judgment at that time must have seen the huge potential of this player.
Indeed, At one point, Meck was seen as a genius insider.
He is 2.13 meters tall, has an arm span of 2.21 meters, and stands at a height of 2.81 meters! Physical talent is outstanding.
With the 10th pick in 2016, he was selected by the Bucks.
The draft report at the time showed that he had a very prominent height and arm span, good jump shooting ability and defensive potential.
A slender inner line with height and ability to shoot seems to have some similarities with the original KG.
After selecting Mek, The newly retired Garnett also came to the Bucks as an adviser, and he saw Meik's talent, thinking that he was very similar to his youth, and also trained alone in training.
However, Mec did not understand in the NBA. I'm only 24 years old this year and can't find a job in the NBA.
why?
First of all, just mentioned the age, in fact, african players like Mec, the real age is really a fan. Maybe, he's really more than 24 years old.
Second, the ability of the body to resist cannot keep up.
If you want to play in a league like the NBA, no matter what position, confrontational ability is a must. You don't look at Garnett's size, but in fact, the Wolf King's strength is very good.
And Meck, who weighs only 100 kilograms, is reminiscent of another interior lineman who hasn't played yet, Pol-Pol.
Without confrontation, Meck could only float outside to shoot. But shooting is also limited to being able to shoot, not at the top level...
The last point is the objective factor. In the Bucks' more than 2 seasons, he didn't get much guarantee in terms of playing time.
Although the rookie season has played for a period of time, it only averaged 9.9 minutes of playing time per game, which is not enough.
A combination of factors, he left the NBA... Whether it can be called back is still unknown.