2016 NBA Draft: Hardest names to pronounce, ranked

9. Petr Cornelie, PF/C, France

The list of French players in the NBA is set to expand on June 23, as Petr Cornelie from France’s Le Mans has the makings of a late first- or early second-round pick. The near-seven-footer averaged 8.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in just 19.7 minutes per game across all competitions this past season, showing off a smooth stroke from behind the arc (40.0 percent shooting on 2.1 three-point attempts per game) that should help smooth his acclimation to the NBA.

Earlier this year, Cornelie told DraftExpress that he had been watching a lot of New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis, as the two play similar styles. Like Porzingis, he’ll need to add muscle to his frame before reaching his full potential—back in February, he only clocked in at 220 pounds, per The Vertical’s Jonathan Givony—but there’s reportedly genuine interest in him throughout the NBA.

In April, ESPN.com’s Chad Ford wrote, ” Cornelie has been a bit of a hot name among international scouts lately. He has legit size for an NBA power forward, is a good athlete, can stretch the floor, and he possesses the proverbial upside that so many scouts covet. But like so many of these kids, he’s pretty far from being an NBA player. If he declares, he’ll be a draft-and-stash prospect.”

Ford has Cornelie 42nd on his latest Top 100, while CBS Sports’ Sam Vecenie slotted him 38th and DraftExpress has him 27th. Assuming he does get selected on draft night, analysts should breeze through his first name—”Petr” sounds like “Peter”—but his last name could cause some problems for those who aren’t fluent in French. Whereas one might expect his last name to sound like “corn-el-EE-ay,” it’s actually pronounced “corn-el-EE.”

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