"Cavaliers first-round draft choice Christian Eyenga will never be accused of lacking confidence.

The native of the Congo, who played for CB Prat Juventad of Spain, before being selected with the 30th pick of the first round by Cleveland, suspects that with the aid of a book, he'll be able to understand and speak English in just 100 days.

There's little reason to doubt him. It took him just three months to learn Spanish. If being a quick study transfers to the basketball court, the Cavs very well might have found a diamond in the rough. It wouldn't be the first time such a player came from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Current Los Angeles Laker Didier Ilunga-Mbenga hails from that African nation, as does Dikembe Mutombo. Eyenga said there's a lot of talent in his homeland.

''He's known several players whom he feels could have gotten as far as he has if they had gotten better facilities and more coaching,'' Eyenga said through his interpreter Anicet Lavodrama. ''Most of those players would have benefited from those advantages. They would have gone a lot further - playing either in the U.S. or Europe.''"