Facundo Campazzo joined the Denver Nuggets with a sterling international reputation. The question was fit.
Campazzo was a proven winner on the global stage, leading Spanish basketball powerhouse Real Madrid to two Euroleague victories – largely considered the second hardest basketball competition in the world. He was also a silver medalist in the FIBA World Cup and a gold medalist in the 2012 FIBA South American Championship and 2014 South American Games. Yet, how would that all translate into the NBA?
In a league where there are 6-foot-10 players like Ben Simmons at point, Campazzo was arriving in the NBA as a 5-foot-9, 30-year-old rookie.