Delfino, Vujanic ready for the NBA

Updated: May 5, 2004, 12:07 PM ET

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By By Chad Ford
NBA Insider

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Did Carlos Delfino's stellar 27-point performance in the Euroleague Final Four semifinals come a day late and a few million dollars short? Or did NBA scouts completely miss the boat on Delfino last year, when he entered the 2003 NBA Draft and fell into the Pistons lap at No. 25 last summer?

That's the question everyone was wrestling with after Delfino blew up on the biggest stage in Europe on Thursday. The buzz surrounding Delfino was electric.

His outside shooting, ability to take his man off the dribble, tenacious rebounding and that NBA-ready body had NBA scouts all mumbling the same thing after Skipper Bologna advanced to the finals on Delfino's back -- how did we miss on this kid?

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