Goran Dragic undecided about playing in the 2022 Eurobasket

Goran Dragic still hasn’t yet made a decision on whether he will participate in the EuroBasket or not. “We’ll see. First I have to finish some personal things and we’ll see,” Dragic said. “There’s a desire to play in the EuroBasket, now that I returned after five years. I was a little emotional, especially in the last game in front of our fans. But what makes me happy was that it wasn’t just a farewell game but a must-win game. It was very nice, full arena with fans. Now there’s a little pressure on me to play in the European championship.”

Nikola Jokic returns to Serbian national team

Svetislav Pesic announced the Serbian national team’s 22-man list for the qualification window in August and for the upcoming EuroBasket 2022. The Serbs are preparing for the August FIBA World Cup qualifiers window and the EuroBasket 2022, which will start in September. Head coach Svetislav Pesic announced his preliminary selection for both events on Tuesday. Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic highlights the Serbian 22-man squad, while he will also be joined by NBA champion Nemanja Bjelica, as well as Vasilije Micic, Aleksej Pokusevski, Nikola Jovic, and others.

Nikola Jokic returns to Serbian national team

Svetislav Pesic announced the Serbian national team’s 22-man list for the qualification window in August and for the upcoming EuroBasket 2022. The Serbs are preparing for the August FIBA World Cup qualifiers window and the EuroBasket 2022, which …

Svetislav Pesic announced the Serbian national team’s 22-man list for the qualification window in August and for the upcoming EuroBasket 2022. The Serbs are preparing for the August FIBA World Cup qualifiers window and the EuroBasket 2022, which will start in September. Head coach Svetislav Pesic announced his preliminary selection for both events on Tuesday. Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic highlights the Serbian 22-man squad, while he will also be joined by NBA champion Nemanja Bjelica, as well as Vasilije Micic, Aleksej Pokusevski, Nikola Jovic, and others.
Source: BasketNews

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Donald. Jokic. Nichushkin.
It appears Stan Kroenke is committing to some BIG contracts this summer. – 6:16 PM
Michael Singer @msinger
Nikola Jokic karaoke session?
Yes, a Nikola Jokic karaoke session. pic.twitter.com/h04FFEWpxS6:12 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
With the NBA being a global product and multiple stars coming from Europe, the Top-10 of top-selling jerseys in the old continent have been calculated.
Nikola Jokic is not even on the list🤯
basketnews.com/news-175030-st…10:00 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Paolo Banchero showing off some Jokic-esque passing 👁️
🎥 @NBATV pic.twitter.com/xTZU1OslnV1:46 AM

Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
There are three players I declared would win MVP before they were All-Stars. I rarely hand out this distinction as it is ludicrous and absurd. But it’s accurate. The three players are Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic. They each won twice. – 11:57 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Nikola Jokic is spending the off-season in his own way 😅🕺
🎥 negujmosrbski/Instagram pic.twitter.com/wwlPxwduFs7:00 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Talk about destiny – Nikola Jokic was already wearing the Nuggets shirt back in 2000 😳
📸 @Denver Nuggets pic.twitter.com/Byin0AIvcR2:17 AM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Facundo Campazzo has had some moments of frustration during his NBA stint.
The Argentine guard recently recounted a story involving Nikola Jokic to illustrate how ill-informed Denver Nuggets’ staff & players were about his game 🤔
basketnews.com/news-174951-fa…1:48 PM

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Campazzo gave more details about the first training and video session with Michael Malone’s team, where Nikola Jokic was the only one who knew him. “For example, in our first training session together, we sat down in front of a TV screen and they put a video of highlights of each of the new players. I think there were three or four of us. So it was a minute, or forty seconds, of my videos with Real Madrid and the National Team. I remember that there was a pass that I made against Serbia in the World Cup, with Jokic being present. The only one who knew me and knew how I played was Jokic, because we had played against each other in the World Cup,” the player from Cordoba said. -via BasketNews / July 9, 2022
Michael Singer: Incredible photo of Nikola Jokic, age 5, wearing a #Nuggets sweatshirt. Incredible story, @MiskoRaznatovic. pic.twitter.com/VIBHl2TDGz -via Twitter @msinger / July 9, 2022
StatMuse: Largest single-season salary in NBA history: $63M — Dame in 2027 $62M — KAT in 2028 $62M — Booker in 2028 $61M — Jokic in 2028 pic.twitter.com/ibEYxsRpIy -via Twitter @statmuse / July 8, 2022

 

Nikola Jokic playing with Serbia this summer

Back-to-back NBA MVP, Nikola Jokic will play for the Serbia national team this offseason, as soon as he can, the Basketball Federation of Serbia, KSS, announced Wednesday. “For sure, the NBA players have a maximum amount of days they can spend with the national team of their country during the offseason,” noted national team director and retired player Dragan Tarlac regarding the agreement between FIBA and the NBA, “Nikola Jokic will be with the national team the first day he can, according to these restrictions.”

Nikola Jokic playing with Serbia this summer

Back-to-back NBA MVP, Nikola Jokic will play for the Serbia national team this offseason, as soon as he can, the Basketball Federation of Serbia, KSS, announced Wednesday. “For sure, the NBA players have a maximum amount of days they can spend with …

Back-to-back NBA MVP, Nikola Jokic will play for the Serbia national team this offseason, as soon as he can, the Basketball Federation of Serbia, KSS, announced Wednesday. “For sure, the NBA players have a maximum amount of days they can spend with the national team of their country during the offseason,” noted national team director and retired player Dragan Tarlac regarding the agreement between FIBA and the NBA, “Nikola Jokic will be with the national team the first day he can, according to these restrictions.”

Source: EuroHoops.net

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Big news for Serbia this summer: Nikola Jokic will play in the European Championship, the Serbian Basketball Fed. announces. Serbia opens Group D play Sep. 2 against Netherlands. Also in Group D are Czech, Poland, Finland, Israel. Top-4 teams in each group advance to Round of 16. – 4:38 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will make his return to the national team 🔥
He will play for Serbia in the upcoming EuroBasket 2022:
basketnews.com/news-173594-ni…4:28 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
BREAKING: Nikola Jokic is back for Serbia #FIBA
eurohoops.net/en/fiba/135777…4:13 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
JJ Redick’s initial Top 7 #NBA players when healthy: Giannis, Steph, Luka, KD, Embiid, LeBron and Jokic.
After some thought, Redick put Kawhi in Top 7.
Has Jayson Tatum, Paul George, Damian Lillard and Jimmy Butler next tier.
No Devin Booker. Who’d you take out for him? #Suns pic.twitter.com/v6a0bIaB2W2:28 AM

Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
Who will be on the cover of @NBA2K? Here are the odds (via @betonline_ag):
Ja Morant 3/1
Nikola Jokic 9/4
Joel Embiid 7/2
Jayson Tatum 4/1
Steph Curry 9/2
LaMelo Ball 28/1
Devin Booker 33/1
Trae Young 33/1 – 9:16 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
I don’t do fantasy anymore but I would have to imagine next season there will be an epidemic of people picking up Nikola Jovic and trying to finesse trades with him hoping the other person doesn’t look closely and thinks they’re trading for Nikola Jokic. – 4:14 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Denver trades JaMychal Green to OKC for the no.30 pick in the quest for cap flexibility which can get some help for Nikola Jokic
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/13…12:50 PM
Ryan McDonough @McDNBA
A Google search on NBA Draft prospect Nikola Jovic asks ‘is he related to Nikola Jokic?
Of course, the correct answer is ‘no’
On a related note, I’d like to make it abundantly clear that I’m not related to Ronald McDonald… – 3:47 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
If the Nuggets play their draft cards right…
We could see that Nikola Jokic x Nikola Jovic linkup 😅 pic.twitter.com/HsbXaITXki10:06 AM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
A talented forward is projected to be picked in the first round and it is possible to see the Jokic-Jovic duo becoming a reality in Denver.
Their names are so similar that all you have to do is replace the K with a V 😅
basketnews.com/news-173451-ni…9:41 AM

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Serbia opens Group D play September 2 in Prague against Netherlands. Also in Group D are group hosts Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Israel. The top four teams in each group advance to Round of 16. “Jokic will be with the national team from the first day when the NBA rules allow it,” the Serbian federation maintains. -via BasketNews / June 15, 2022
With Denver having acquired the No. 30 pick, league sources expect the Nuggets will target a point guard such as Gonzaga ball-handler Andrew Nembhard. Denver has engaged various teams in trade conversations regarding Monte Morris, the sturdy reserve point guard who filled in as its starter with Jamal Murray sidelined for the season. Some rival executives were prepared for Morris to be replaced by Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic, whose rights are held by OKC, as part of the Green trade. Micic, 28, led Turkish club Anadolu Efes to the 2020-21 EuroLeague title while winning the EuroLeague MVP and has garnered trade interest from several playoff teams, such as Milwaukee and Chicago, sources said. -via Bleacher Report / June 15, 2022
Adrian Wojnarowski: JaMychal Green is expected to exercise his $8.2M contract for 2022-2023. Deal gives Nuggets flexibility to use a $6.4M tax mid-level exception or an $8.2M trade exception in offseason. Nuggets expect to be a tax-paying team. Thunder have $31M in cap space to absorb Green salary. -via Twitter @wojespn / June 13, 2022

Bogdan Bogdanovic undergoes knee surgery, out for Eurobasket

Serbian national team doctor Dragan Radovanovic confirmed what was somewhat expected, and Bogdan Bogdanovic will be forced to miss the 2022 EuroBasket in September. Bogdanovic recently underwent surgery on his right knee in California, USA, and as Dr. Radovanovic tells sportklub.rs, the estimated time of recovery is no less than three months.

Bogdan Bogdanovic undergoes knee surgery, out for Eurobasket

Serbian national team doctor Dragan Radovanovic confirmed what was somewhat expected, and Bogdan Bogdanovic will be forced to miss the 2022 EuroBasket in September. Bogdanovic recently underwent surgery on his right knee in California, USA, and as …

Serbian national team doctor Dragan Radovanovic confirmed what was somewhat expected, and Bogdan Bogdanovic will be forced to miss the 2022 EuroBasket in September. Bogdanovic recently underwent surgery on his right knee in California, USA, and as Dr. Radovanovic tells sportklub.rs, the estimated time of recovery is no less than three months.

Source: EuroHoops.net

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Bogdan Bogdanovic will not participate in EuroBasket 2022 ❌
Which main tournament was the last one for Serbia NT when they competed without him?
basketnews.com/news-173390-bo…12:28 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Boban’s best current starting five would be SCARY 😳 Imagine Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic in the same lineup 👀
🎥 @BleacherReport pic.twitter.com/GXdGIVDxI610:11 AM

Bogdan Bogdanovic @LeaderOfHorde
Im so excited to watch game tonight!!! Who you guys got:
#NBAFinals2022 #NBAPlayoffs 🏀 – 5:11 PM

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Connor Letourneau: Otto Porter Jr. is also good to go tonight. -via Twitter @Con_Chron / June 10, 2022

Goran Dragic returns to the Slovenian …

Goran Dragic returns to the Slovenian NT this summer for the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers window in late June – early July. Dragic, the MVP of the 2017 EuroBasket, is likely headed for the “last dance” with the Slovenian national team. Featured on Aleksander Sekulic’s roster is also Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who will also join the team for the games against Croatia and Sweden.