The head coach of "Parma," Evgeny Pashutin, has praised the potential of the forward from the Perm club, Lev Svinin.
Last week, 18-year-old Svinin played for the national team against Libya (2 points, 2 assists, and 1 rebound), and on Thursday, he spent nearly 18 minutes in the match against CSKA in the VTB League (8 points and 4 rebounds).
“Svinin's story reminds me of the early career of Andrei Kirilenko,” noted Evgeny Pashutin to “SE.” “When Andrei was 17-18 years old, Stanislav Yeryomin gave him about 30 minutes on the position of the small forward. He had top partners around him, and that significantly contributed to his rapid development. Of course, I think Kirilenko had a higher talent level, but Lev also has enormous potential. He possesses a high basketball IQ; he played as a point guard in his youth. His shooting is solid. It’s no wonder he’s being called up to the national team. However, he still needs to work on his physicality. In the match against CSKA, Avramovich 'sat' on his legs, leading to an immediate turnover. He collided with Dzhakiri, resulting in another turnover. You don’t need to be a bodybuilder, but a player must be strong, like a tight string. Just like Wembanyama. He’s tall and skinny, but due to his agility and body strength, it’s very difficult to compete against him. Overall, I’m happy for the Perm guys. Besides Svinin, there are Ivan Egorov and Grigory Tuchkov. Pavel Morozov is from Yekaterinburg but grew up in the Perm club system. There are also two more players on the verge of joining the main roster. So I hope that in a year or two, “Parma” will be able to replicate the path of “Lokomotiv-Kuban,” where their homegrown talents are taking the spotlight. Yes, we still aim to reach the playoffs, but it’s also important to develop our own replacements. This is not easy, but we are striving for it.”
In the current season, “Parma” has a record of six wins and ten losses. Last season, the Perm team finished the regular season of the United League in fifth place.