2018/19 EuroLeague previews: Anadolu Efes look to bounce back from last place
[...] In the middle, Bryant Dunston does at least buck that trend for roster turnover. Into what will now be his fourth season with the team, Dunston is a relative long-termer and remains one of the competition's best interior anchors, leading the competition in blocks per game last season (1.7), and also contributing double-figures in points through a combination of rolling to the rim and paint touches. Dunston is physical, unafraid of anybody and an important combination of strength and leap inside. And while he will no longer be paired up with rebounding and hustle specialist Vladimir Stimac (eighth in the EuroLeague in rebounding last year at 5.8 per game), the sheer 7'2 size of Pleiss adds a new dimension to the team. Pleiss, always a talented scorer, is coming off a season in which he averaged 10.1 points in only 18.9 minutes per game of EuroLeague play for Valencia. Now he needs to hold his own defensively, as last season, the defence relied on Dunston far too much. [...]
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