With the draft just a day away, it's time to start familiarizing yourself with some of the names of players both domestic and foreign who may or may not be new Blazers come Thursday. In an effort to improve your fan-dom, here's the NBA's name pronunciation guide. Be the first kid on your block to correctly pronounce names like "Manuchar Markoishvili" and "Predrag Samardziski."
Alexis Ajinça: ah-LEX-ee A-GIN-za
Darrell Arthur: dur-RELL
Omer Asik: O-mair A-sheek
DJ Augustin: AU-ga-STEEN
Nicolas Batum: Nick-O-las Ba-TOOM
Jerryd Bayless: JE-rid
Ramel Bradley: ra-mel
Tyrone Brazelton: BRAY-zul-ten
Keith Brumbaugh: brom-BAW
Takais Brown: ta-KAY-is
Stanley Burrell: bu-RELL
Pat Calathes: KA-lay-THISS
Mario Chalmers: mar-ee-o chawl-mers
Hakan Demirel: HAK-on
Joey Dorsey: door-see
Goran Dragic: GORE-on DRAG-ich
Frank Elegar: E-le-GAR
Semih Erden: SEM-ee Err-DEN
Gary Forbes: Gary Forbes
Shan Foster: shane
Danilo Gallinari: Don-NEAL-o Gal-IN-naree
James Gist: gist
Vladimir Golubovic: Vla-DEE-meer Go-LOU-bo-vich
Kentrell Gransberry: KEN-trell
Malik Hairston: mah-leek hair-stun
DeVon Hardin: de-Von har-DIN
Rafael Hettsheimeir: Raf-A-el Het-SHY-mer
Jiri Hubalek: yee-ree oo-BAHL-lek
Serge Ibaka: Ee-BAK-a
Nathan Jawai: Nathan JA-why
Davon Jefferson: DAY-von
DeAndre Jordan: DEE-andre
Mantas Kalnietis: MAHN-tahs Kal-NYET-tis
Sasha Kaun: con
Marcelus Kemp: mar–SELL–us
Kosta Koufos: COAST-tah KOO-fuss
Nikita Kurbanov: Ni-KEE-ta Kur-BA-noff
Maarty Leunen: Marty loo-nen
Longar Longar: lawn-gar lawn-gar
Aleks Maric: AL-ex Mar-ICH
Manuchar Markoishvili: Ma-new-HAR Marko-ish-VEAL-ee
O.J. Mayo: OJ May-YO
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute: Ba ah MUTE-ay
JaVale McGee: JA-vell
Igor Milosevic: ee-gore milo-sheh-vich
Drew Neitzel: night-zill
DeMarcus Nelson: de-MARK-us
David Padgett: padge-et
Nikola Pekovic: NEE-kola PECK-o-vich
Trent Plaisted: play-sted
Anton Ponkrashov: An-TON Pon-KRASH-off
Quan Prowell: quan PROU-well
Mykal Riley: mick-kale
Richard Roby: robe-ee
Damjan Rudez: Dom-YON RUE-dez
Dusan Sakota: DUSH-on SHOCK-o-tah
Predrag Samardziski: PRAY-drug Sam-are-JIS-key
Nikita Shabalkin: Ni-KEE-ta Sha-BAL-kin
Sean Singletary: single-terry
Marreese Speights: Ma-REESE SPATES
Andrija Stipanovic: An-DREE-ya Stee-PAN-o-vich
Ante Tomic: ON-tay TOE-mich
Uros Tripkovic: YU-rosh TRIP-ko-vich
Giorgi Tsintsadze: Gee-OR-gee Tsin-TSA-zay
Mark Tyndale: tin-DALE
Sam Van Rossom: ross-some
Novica Velickovic: NO-vit-za Va-LEECH-ko-vich
Deron Washington: de-RON
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2 comments:
Wow, I hope the ESPN guys read your blog. This would really help prevent them from butchering names on the draft show tomorrow. At least Stephen A. won't be there...that is almost as good as winning the lottery last year.
Casey,
Thanks, but clearly you've got too much time on your hands !
Chad Ford just submitted a piece detailing what teams were likely interested in each of the top players, as a way of trying to determine how far that player might move up or down in the Draft. His comments about Brandon Rush cracked me up ...
Brandon Rush: Pacers at 11, Blazers at 13, Suns at 15, Raptors at 17. Rush is a hot name, but it still is unclear where exactly he will go. I heard from a good source that Rudy Fernandez, who has some leverage, has expressed that he wants the Blazers to pass on Rush at No. 13.
Too funny !
Phil
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