The Indiana Pacers took an interesting direction with their first pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, taking Georgian center Goga Bitadze with the 18th overall pick. With far more familiar names still on the board, the Bitadze pick comes as something of a surprise, but that might come more from him being a traditional center, one position the Pacers are completely set at with Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis.
Beyond the ramifications of the pick regarding the big men currently on the roster, Bitadze enters the league with a decorated European career, having named the Adriatic League MVP and EuroLeague Rising Star.