The Pistons were obviously high on Samb on draft night last year as they traded Maurice Evans to the Lakers for his NBA rights. This season, Samb competed in the LEB2, the third division of professional basketball in Spain. Given the level of competition, you have to take his stats with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, it was nice to see this 7-1 lanky center get a chance to develop his game. Samb's averages remained steady throughout the course of the season and finished at 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.95 blocks in 24.0 minutes per game. Last July, Samb played in the Vegas Summer League with the Pistons summer league team. He checked in at just 195-pounds and showed a mix of promise and lack of preparedness for the NBA game. In 25.4 minutes per game, Samb posted 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 3.9 personal fouls. Samb proved he could shoot the ball nicely from 15 feet and block shots. Samb was a draft pick that may not pay off in the near future for the Pistons but three-to-five years down the road, sky is the limit as to how good he could be.

The 6-9 combo forward was drafted last June by the Magic and saw his rights sent to the Houston Rockets. This season he joined one of the top clubs in the Euroleague, Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Eliyahu, still only 21, was productive in what�s generally considered the top league outside the NBA, averaging 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds over 22 contests this season. The question with Eliyahu is does he have a true NBA position? He's not a small forward as he lacks the speed or shooting skills. Eliyahu's not necessarily a four as he lacks strength and leaping ability. It remains to be seen whether his future will be as an NBA player or as a great Euroleague player.

College basketball fans might be familiar with Lorbek from his days at Michigan State University. The 6-11 pivot left school early to play professionally in Europe, and started this season with the Spanish club Unicaja following two years competing for Italy's Climamio Bologna. Lorbek's stay in Spain didn't last very long. He played in seven games Euroleague games for Unicaja, averaging 1.6 points and 3.9 rebounds. In January, Lorbek was loaned to Benetton Treviso of Italy. He played two Euroleague contests for that club, posting 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. The following month, Lorbek was sent to another Italian League team, Lottomatica Virtus Roma. It was there he finally received big minutes, and Lorbek ended the regular season campaign averaging 14.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 28.9 minutes per outing.

The jury is still out on the development of Vazquez. He showed a lot of promise prior to being made a lottery pick by the Orlando Magic, but his career has been met with mixed success since then. Instead of coming to Orlando, Vazquez opted to sign a large multi-year contract with Akasvayu Girona in 2005. In 38 games, Vazquez posted 8.2 points and 4.6 rebounds, and he lasted only a season with the Spanish club. Vazquez then moved to F.C. Barcelona, but injuries slowed him at the start of this season, his first with the club. By late midseason, Vazquez was more of a factor, averaging 10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 20.4 minutes during Top 16 play in the Euroleague. But in the three Euroleague playoff games that followed, Vazquez tallied just 18 points, three rebounds and one block.

College basketball fans may also be familiar with this name. The 6-9 ex-Florida Gator posted 13.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists, shooting 44.2 percent from three in the the FIBA EuroCup this season. In Italian SerieA competition, Drejer posted 8.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20.6 minutes per game. He's a fundamentally sound swingman who is capable of playing point guard at 6-9. The question is, does he have enough of a mean streak and the athleticism to cut it in the NBA?

Sanikidze left France last summer for the ACB, which is generally regarded to be the second-best domestic league in the world. Playing for MMT Estudiantes, Sanikidze averaged 2.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12 games in the FIBA EuroCup this season. He played just 80 total minutes in the ACB, scoring 16 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Sanikidze is a fundamentally-sound all-around small forward, but it's clear he has a ways to go before the Spurs bring him over