It has been close to two years since the Brooklyn Nets selected Rodions Kurucs with the 40th overall pick (10th pick in the second round) in the 2018 NBA Draft. Now 22 years old, the Latvian saw his role decrease in his second season with the Nets after he started in 46 games as a rookie to help Brooklyn reach the 2019 NBA Playoffs.
Though it appears Kurucs’ step back in his sophomore NBA season has not deterred his younger brother Arturs from chasing down his dream in America at the age of 20 — which is how old Rodions was when he declared for the 2018 NBA Draft.
According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, Arturs Kurucs declared for the 2020 NBA Draft on Monday.
In 39 games for BC VEF Riga in 2019-20, Arturs Kurucs averaged 13.1 points per game on 44.4% shooting (40.3% from deep). The 6-foot-3 shooting guard also averaged 3.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal per game for the Latvian professional team.