Ahmad Nivins

Ahmad Nivins (56th pick, 2009)

- Nivins's professional career began in Spain's ACB, the only American rookie to begin the season there in 2009/10. He played pretty well to begin the year, averaging 7.8ppg and 4.2rpg in Manresa's first 13 games. However, he tore his knee in December of 2009, and missed a whole year. He returned this past January, joining on with Belgium team Dexia Mons-Hainaut, where he became Foster's team mate. Nivins started slowly, which was to be expected, but has ramped up over the last few weeks and is averaging 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in 17 minutes per game in Belgian league play. Those numbers in that league don't leap off the page, and the injury is an obvious obstacle he will have to overcome. Yet with a clean bill of health, he should show his fringe NBA talents again.

Chances of making the NBA expressed as an arbitrary percentage: 4%

- Ahmad Nivins

Mavericks draft pick Nivins has spent his first professional season in Spain, but it's been short. Nivins averaged 7.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in Manresa's first 13 ACB games of the year, but he seriously injured his knee in a game on December 18th and has not played since. Manresa signed 40 year old Larry Lewis to replace Nivins, but they've not had much luck with injuries this year; centre Brian Cusworth missed the first two months of the season, and Hawks draft pick Sergiy Gladyr has only just returned from six weeks out after breaking his hand punching an advertising hoarding. So to be 12th out of 18 teams like they are is ultimately a pretty good effort.