Overseas Scouting Report: Omer Asik

In my opinion, Asik isn’t as NBA-ready as Pekovic, Mozgov, or Splitter but he does have some skills that could help in year one, and if he is developed properly he could become a productive member of the Bulls in year two.

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Strengths

Runs The Floor/Finds Open Spaces In Transition
Pick And Roll
Quick Post Moves

Weaknesses

He’s Weak
Help Defense

Conclusion
I think the Bulls made a very smart decision bringing Asik over this year. It is obvious that he won’t be challenged in the Turkish League, and if a player doesn’t get challenged they don’t improve. While he isn’t going to get many minutes, he will be competing against guys like Carlos Boozer every day in practice (or guys trying to make the pros in the D-League) and that will make him better. In addition to that, he will be working under a NBA-quality strength and conditioning program and that will make him stronger. If he can get stronger with his skill-set, that already makes him better (even before he starts adding to his game).

So while you may not see much from Omer Asik this year, I think he will be a big man to watch two years from now.