Nikola Jovic, Aleksej Pokusevski won’t play Eurobasket with Serbia

Nikola Jokic is excited to return to the Serbia national team but head coach Svetislav Pesic is dealing with other problems heading to the 2022 EuroBasket and the preceding 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. “For [Aleksej] Pokusevski and [Nikola] …

Nikola Jokic is excited to return to the Serbia national team but head coach Svetislav Pesic is dealing with other problems heading to the 2022 EuroBasket and the preceding 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. “For [Aleksej] Pokusevski and [Nikola] Jovic, we did not get permission from their teams,” the senior national team selector revealed regarding the players of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat, respectively, “The teams want the players to work there and get ready for the new season.”
Source: EuroHoops.net

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
It makes sense why the Miami Heat didn’t allow Nikola Jovic to join Serbian National Team. Heat want to make him an important part of their rotation and it’s very crucial for Jovic to work with the team during the off-season and preparation. He’ll take opportunites. #heatculture9:23 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Aleksej Pokusevski and Nikola Jovic will not be able to help Serbia in the upcoming EuroBasket 👀
Head coach Svetislav Pesic revealed the reason why the young NBA players will not join the team:
basketnews.com/news-176013-al…8:45 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Aleksej Pokusevski and Nikola Jovic are ruled out by Serbia #EuroBasket #FIBA
“We did not get permission from their teams” – Svetislav Pesic
eurohoops.net/en/eurobasket/…8:16 AM

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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. -via BasketNews / July 12, 2022
StatMuse: Nikola Jovic today: 25 PTS 9 REB 9-16 FG 5-7 3P MVP performance in Summer League. pic.twitter.com/QdXk48cfyW -via Twitter @statmuse / July 5, 2022

 

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

 

Nemanja Bjelica, Boban Marjanovic to play upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Ahead of games against Latvia in Riga and Belgium in Nis, the Serbia Basketball Federation released a list of 20 players to be available for the fixtures of the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers, as selected by national team boss Svetislav …

Ahead of games against Latvia in Riga and Belgium in Nis, the Serbia Basketball Federation released a list of 20 players to be available for the fixtures of the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers, as selected by national team boss Svetislav Pesic. While Nikola Jokic and other NBA players are expected to join the national team later in the offseason, Nemanja Bjelica and Boban Marjanovic were called up for these games. Serbia will be in action on 30 June in Latvia and 3 July back home.

Source: EuroHoops.net

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Serbian NT announced their roster for the next FIBA qualifiers window 🇷🇸
For the game against Latvia, the Serbs will have NBA champion Nemanja Bjelica, Boban Marjanovic, Milos Teodosic, and others
basketnews.com/news-173883-bj…5:11 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Serbia releases list of players for #FIBAWC Qualifiers
Nemanja Bjelica, Boban Marjanovic, and more
eurohoops.net/en/fibawc/1360…4:33 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I’m running numbers on Golden State’s salary for next season, and there are scenarios in which it exceeds $500 million.
Here’s one: GPII retained at the early bird max, Bjelica at the non-bird max, Porter on the tax MLE, and Looney with Bird Rights at the full MLE price. pic.twitter.com/av3DOkztV45:41 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
If I were the Nuggets, I would simply game plan for a roster with 14 players and reserve the 15th spot for a Boban Marjanovic buyout/release from Houston. – 4:36 PM

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Carrying results from Group A, Serbia will be placed in Group I in the second round. The top three teams of the new six-team group will punch in a ticket for the 2023 World Cup. The second round of the Qualifiers starts in late August, shortly before the 2022 EuroBasket. In the preliminary round of the major international tournament, Serbia in Group B is set to face the Netherlands, hosts Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, and Poland. -via EuroHoops.net / June 21, 2022
Though the Rockets traded Wood because he no longer fit with the rebuild and to acquire a first-round pick, the Rockets are weighing keeping Marjanovic as one of the center options they are considering. They are not expected to keep other players acquired in the deal — Marquese Chriss, Sterling Brown and Trey Burke. -via Houston Chronicle / June 19, 2022
“I think Bob does a great job of knowing our team and knowing who will fit in, who won’t. Sometimes a guy can be really talented but he still can come in, he just doesn’t fit in of what we do. I think they do a great job of finding guys that fit. “Adding a guy like Otto Porter Jr., [Nemanja Bjelica] … years past, adding an [Anderson Varejao], a Jonas Jerebko — guys like that that might not be household names. [David West] comes in, they fit our culture, embrace what we do.” -via NBC Sports / June 2, 2022

Nemanja Bjelica, Boban Marjanovic to play upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Ahead of games against Latvia in Riga and Belgium in Nis, the Serbia Basketball Federation released a list of 20 players to be available for the fixtures of the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers, as selected by national team boss Svetislav Pesic. While Nikola Jokic and other NBA players are expected to join the national team later in the offseason, Nemanja Bjelica and Boban Marjanovic were called up for these games. Serbia will be in action on 30 June in Latvia and 3 July back home.

Carrying results from Group A, Serbia …

Carrying results from Group A, Serbia will be placed in Group I in the second round. The top three teams of the new six-team group will punch in a ticket for the 2023 World Cup. The second round of the Qualifiers starts in late August, shortly before the 2022 EuroBasket. In the preliminary round of the major international tournament, Serbia in Group B is set to face the Netherlands, hosts Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, and Poland.

A couple of Svetislav Pesic’s answers …

A couple of Svetislav Pesic’s answers touched on European basketball superstars and Nikola Jokic’s availability for the upcoming EuroBasket 2022, via MozzartSport. “Jokic will play for the national team only under one condition, and that is to become a better player through the Serbian national team. It is not a question of whether he loves his country. That is undoubted. He is a proud Serb, who writes messages to me in Cyrillic. We have to find a way to motivate him to compete with the best players in Europe. If he is not motivated, if he has no interest, then there is no point in playing,” Pesic pointed out.