The Latvian forward Fuenlabrada Smits is running for NBA draft

Latvian forward the Montakit Fuenlabrada - Rolands Smits has been declared eligible for the NBA draft, the league professional American basketball, which could be the third player who moves from the Madrid quarry American basketball.

Smits, who could withdraw his candidacy before the election of players by the NBA franchises to be held on June 23 in New York, is in his fourth season at Fuenlabrada, first as a player in its own right the first equipment.

This season has played 26, with an average of 13 minutes, five points and two rebounds per game. His best performance of the course was against Fiatc Joventut at home (15 points and 7 rebounds) on 20 March.

The club recalled in an official statement already made ​​this way from the fuenlabreña quarry to the NBA players as the Mexican power forward of Real Madrid Gustavo Ayon (the 'Fuenla' to the New Orleans Hornets) or the Congolese power forward of Toronto Raptors, Bismark Biyombo, which transited the south of Madrid to Charlotte Bobcats, not without controversy by disobeying orange team.

"We train players to perform at their best in our first team, but also among all are able to grow enough to reach the NBA because it is something that adds value our work as a club," said sporting director Ferrán López to the club's website.