Kyryl Natyazhko's physique indicates he's serious about pursuing a European professional career.
Natyazhko was listed a full 25 pounds lighter, 250, at EuroCamp this month than he was at UA last season.
The Wildcats listed him at 275 last season but that was the weight he entered the season with after spending some of the summer at home. He was down to 260-265 by the end of last season, according to UA spokesman Richard Paige, and appears to have lost even more since then.
Natyazhko was also listed slightly shorter than the 6-11 he was listed at by UA -- EuroCamp had Natyazhko at 6-10.5 with shoes and 6-9.5 without shoes -- though that is consistent with UA's formula of listing guys with their shoes on (and rounding up).
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The Draft Express database from Eurocamp has Natyazhko's vertical numbers and other information, too. (Scroll down to "Eurocamp" on the menu for "source").
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