A pair of international prospects, Croatian power forward Michael Ruzic and South East Melbourne wing Malique Lewis, are entering the draft, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reports (Twitter links).
The 6’10” Ruzic is just 18 years old. He’s played for Joventut Badalona in Spain the past two seasons, posting modest numbers. He averaged 5.0 points and 1.7 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game through seven EuroCup contests this season. In Liga ACB action, Ruzic played 14 games and averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 11.8 minutes.
Ruzic is ranked No. 49 on ESPN’s Best Available list.
Lewis, 20, played for SE Melbourne in the Australia NBL this season. He averaged 6.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game while appearing in 34 contests.
In 2023/24, Lewis played in the NBA G League for the Mexico City Capitanes. He averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.7 minutes per game while seeing action in 34 contests. He made 37.7% of his 3-point attempts that season, though that success rate dropped in 31.6 percent in Australia.
Lewis is currently ranked No. 69 by ESPN, so he has some work to do to gain second-round consideration.