Toni Garma, Madrid's teenage machine gun whom the NBA is already spying on: “He has significant potential”

There are names that almost from the moment they begin to handle a ball, whether with their hands or feet, begin to circulate like wildfire among scouts, agents and the press who are looking for new talents with which to feed this machine with an insatiable appetite that is sport in the 21st century.

Although it is still early, Garma has definitely caught the attention of scouts as a potential NBA player project.

Alec Kirchian

One of those names that have been attracting everyone's attention since childhood is Toni Garma. The Croatian, who today surprises everyone and everyone at Real Madrid with his scoring ability, has been showing for some time that the points fall out of his hands and that he scores almost accidentally. In fact, in his native Croatia He was able to score 73 points in a game against Cibona Zagrebwho in that game scored… 73 points. A sample of the gunpowder that this 15-year-old teenager has in his hands.

This is how Real Madrid signed Toni Garma in 2023

Basketball comes from Garma's birth. A sport that is a religion in Croatia and that already had a first exponent in his family thanks to his father Nikola, who played 10 seasons as a professional in Zagreb and who was in charge of Teach your child the secrets of basketball that Tony is dominating little by little and that led him to attract the attention of Real Madrid. The white club invited him to a tournament in Castelldefels in 2023 and after seeing what he was capable of, he did not hesitate to make a permanent place for him in his quarry.

And since then the Balkan has only grown. Based on talent, but also on confidence and determination, which is one of his main characteristics, Garma has established himself as one of the leaders of the white team and its main offensive reference in a team with names of the stature of Rhsy Robinson or Pablo Mera. A great team in which the Croatian carries the scoring weight.

Toni Garma has 225 points in 8 games with the Real Madrid cadet

In the 8 games that the white team has played – all of which ended in victory against rivals who, of course, have not been a great challenge for the Madrid fans – Garma has scored 225 points. That is, an average of 28.1 points per game for a player who barely reaches 22 minutes per game. That is to say, he scores more than he plays. An outside player with great ball handling and the ability to leave his rivals behind with the use of feints. If we also add to that a 43% success rate from three-point range and 70% in field goalswe realize its offensive potential.

“Toni Garma is one of the most polished shooters/shot creators I've seen lately”

All these virtues have not taken long to attract the attention of scouts and experts. “Garma is one of the most polished shooters/shot creators I've seen at the U16 level lately. When evaluating younger players, it often requires patience, but his form, confidence and consistency have been impressive from the start, especially for someone as young as him.”

Who is speaking is Alec Kirchianjournalist and scout in charge of nbadraftpoint, one of the references in Europe when it comes to talking about youth basketball. Kirchian also warns that the NBA scouts' agendas already have Garma's name noted in them. “Although it is still early, Garma has definitely caught the attention of scouts as a potential NBA player project.”

Words that summarize what generates a Toni Garma who continues to accumulate accolades just like games with double digits in scoring. Something that comes as easy as breathing and with which he has already earned the title of one of the best young men in European basketball of the next decade.