VRANES BETTER THAN WEIS
By MARC BERMAN
June 28, 2003 -- It does not mean 7-6 Serbian giant Slavko Vranes will become an NBA star, but at least the Knicks' other second-round pick already has already dominated the French phantom Frederic Weis when they went at each other last season.
Kevin Wilson, the Knicks' European scout who is based in Spain, caught two games Vranes' Serbian team played against Malaga. The 7-2 Weis, a '99 first-rounder who is still Knick property, patrols the Malaga post. It was no contest.
"I was fortunate enough to see two games he played against Malaga against Weis," Wilson said. "Slavko did some very good things. They won the game. When he was on the floor, everything fell apart for Malaga. He came out on top. He's so much bigger than Fred."
And the 20-year-old is ready to join the Knicks for next season. Weis will be ready for the Knicks when hell freezes over. Vranes has lived in Manhattan for five weeks with countryman Darko Milicic, who was picked second in the draft by the Pistons.
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