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Nikoloz Tskitishvili - Telebasket.com

Georgian, started playing with Sukhumi, in his native country, where he played in 1997-98 and 1998-99. Signed for the 1999-00 season by KD Slovan (Slovenia), has played there also in 2000-01. Signed for the 2001-02 season by Pallacanestro Treviso (Italy), making his debut in January.Selected at the 2002 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets ( 1st round # 5 pick overall).

Member of the Georgian National Team at the 1999 European Championship for Cadets and at 2000 European Junior Championship Qualifying round. Played the 1999-00 Slovenian All Star Game.Won the 2001-02 Italian National Championship.

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Physical, tall and reasonably strong, his body structure is still light and undeveloped..........however, despite the fact that his muscles have not yet reached their final shape, his athletic abilities are good enough.........he's very fast and agile for his size..........good leaper with relative shrewdness..........Nickoloz's psychological stability allows him to play his game even under stress and tension..........he is a player who can do almost everything; shoot threes, rebound, handle the ball and pass it around, but he still has to adjust his skills for the senior level..........he's very good playing one-on-one, where he is always either taller, stronger or faster than his opponents..........his moves under the opponent's basket are resourceful and fast..........while on offense, he prefers to receive the ball on the perimeter, facing the basket, to penetrate and dunk, even over the defense..........down low he slides quickly along the baseline for a power move or a reverse shot..........in addition to the points made near the basket he can also score from long range distance, even outside the arc..........good free throws shooter..........rebounds well..........an organized defense can put him completely out of the game..........on defense he likes to block shots, but that's about it..........experienced players can get around him or draw a foul easily..........nevertheless he has great defensive potential, but still lacks some confidence..........he's very quick and stable, and when these qualities are under control, we'll see his defensive game improve a lot..........potential, potential, potential!.........here is a great talent with lot of upsides..........some say he doesn't like to work much..........he needs coaching at good level and to put some weight on..........has structure and quickness to be even a small forward, and he's definitely an excellent investment for the future for any top level team..........he is controlled by KK Olimpija Ljubljana.