Jeff Brooks

[...] Up front, there is also change, with the slow but rugged centre pairing of Kaleb Tarczewski and Arturas Gudaitis (who was an advanced stats marvel last year, leading the competition with a 25.3 PER and ranking third in net rating with +28.0) to be paired at power forward with Brooks and Burns. Burns, a 33-year-old veteran with a much-needed Italian passport, brings some athletic rim-runs and rebounding tenacity to the team, retaining his leaping ability into the latter stages of his career while also serving as an occasional spot-up threat, while Brooks has been employing his long-armed tenacity for many years at this level, scrapping around the basket, defending both perimeter and interior, finishing with power, and improving throughout as a shooter. (Brooks, too, has just received an Italian passport after playing four previous seasons there.) [...]

Jeff Brooks

Brooks has improved year on year and now finds himself playing a decent role for one of the best teams in a strong league. Playing for Cantu in Italy's SerieA, Brooks averaged 7.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as one of the few non-shooters on a perimeter oriented team. His tremendous athleticism is a mismatch, particularly against the slower European forwards. When plugged in, Brooks can defend interior and perimeter forwards, take the slower ones off the dribble with a decent handle, fly out in transition and hit open mid range jumpshots.