Hawks select Dimitrios Agravanis with 59th pick
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The Atlanta Hawks continue to maintain flexibility by using late picks on long-term draft-and-stash prospects.
The Hawks selected Greek power forward Dimitrios Agravanis with the No. 59 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft on Thursday. Agravanis joins No. 50 pick Marcus Eriksson as a pick unlikely to see the NBA any time in the immediate future.
With our final pick tonight, welcome 6'10" Dimitrios Agravanis from Greece!
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— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) June 26, 2015
Agravanis has been playing for Olympiacos in the Greek league for the past two seasons and carved out a slightly larger role in 2014-15, averaging 5.4 points and three rebounds.
The 20-year-old is 6-foot-10 and may eventually be able to stretch his range out to the 3-point line, something he flashed with a shorter FIBA line in a small sample this year. He needs to add size - he's only 210 pounds - but there's plenty of time for that, as the Hawks are probably looking at 2017 or beyond for Agravanis.
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