Basketball
Dragic: “Doncic is a bad loser. He just wants to win and is getting closer to MVP”
Slovenian Goran Dragic Face the 15th Season at NBA As a veteran with a hunger for victory, he chose an ambitious project for it. Chicago Bulls. Meanwhile, he celebrates his friend’s career in an interview with EFE Luka Doncic He defined them as “improving every day,” “no limits,” and “bad losers.”
he is one of his best friends NBA and know perfectly Doncic and Dragic There is no doubt that he has many options for his compatriot to win this season MVP.
“In terms of numbers, he’ll be there and he’ll fight him. I still don’t understand how they choose the prize. Do they need a winning balance…he’s going to be in that fight.” ” he insisted.
Q: He’s 36 and has a one-year deal with the Chicago Bulls. What is your role within the team and what are your goals?
response: “It’s easy. I still want to play. A friend and a great organization.I’m happy to be with the Bulls.Let’s see how the season unfolds.I have very high expectations.”
Q: Am I eligible to win a ring?
A: “Yes, I followed Chicago’s season last year. They had a great regular season, but unfortunately they had a lot of injuries in the playoffs. Or take two steps, you can never win everything, everything is possible, we have a great group, we have a good atmosphere, we have to work hard to be a team, we have to have fun I feel like a lot of players in this league forget to enjoy playing.At this point in my career, I want to win, but I also want to have a good time. .”
Q: The players you found already knew from playing against them. Has anyone seen him up close and been surprised or impressed?
A: “I would say everyone, to be honest. I’m on the same side now and fighting.” One of the big reasons I came to Chicago, my great friend Nikola Vucević, I always wanted to play with him.
Q: You’re from a team like Brooklyn that’s also all contenders. I feel like that locker room didn’t have the chemistry that living in Chicago has.
A: “No, I had a good experience when I was in Brooklyn. With a lot of great guys like Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant… but you have to understand it’s a different approach. When you have such high aspirations and you have to.Winning doesn’t make you successful, everyone feels terrible.The atmosphere is different.Losing has a big impact on the inside.Everything is new in Chicago and I It’s easy for me, so I can meet the players, be with them, and get fit.”
Q: Do you think it’s time for Doncic to become MVP and win a ring with the Mavs?
A: “Yes, if you look at the numbers, he will be there to be MVP. If a team only cares about stats, then a good winning record on your team. So if it goes by numbers, he’s going to be there and fight for that award. shows how much he’s improving, he knows no bounds, he’s an incredible talent and I really enjoy watching him play.”
Q: What would have happened if you had chosen to play for Spain instead of Slovenia?
A: “That’s a great question. In Slovenia I’ve already won gold. But I don’t know. In Spain I’ll probably win more medals because they’re always fighting for the top three. They always have good players. But in the end, being Slovenian and feeling Slovenian, I made the right choice.”
Q: When you talk to Luca off the court, do you comment on whether he’s excited about winning MVP or not talking much?
A: “No, never. What’s crazy is he talks about winning all the time. He just wants to win. He’s a very bad loser. It doesn’t matter if it’s cards, billiards or darts.” .. he just wants to win it’s something it’s very rare and that motivates him to be the best.
Q: Do you think we can already talk about the balance of local and foreign players that dominate the NBA?
A: “Yes, definitely. The NBA has changed a lot over the years. Perhaps in the past, international players needed to get a lot of exposure or a lot of opportunities to get there. There were firsts like Petrovic, Dibak and Schrempf. The best: Doncic, Antetokounmpo, Jokic, Embiid… Good, if you’re good you can play here.”
Q: Perhaps the format of the All-Star Game should change to one where the United States faces the rest of the world…
A: “It’s going to be interesting and very competitive. Maybe it’s time to do it. They should think about it because of its potential on a marketing and business level.”
Q: Do you see yourself becoming a coach in the future?
A: “Everybody tells me the same thing. I don’t think of myself as a coach. I would never say it doesn’t happen, but maybe when I’m done with my career, I want to take some time to enjoy my family. I’m sure the moment will come and I will look for new challenges in my life.” EFE
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Unicaja President Antonio Nieto spoke about the project NBA Europe, which, according to preliminary plans, could start as early as October 2027, and noted that his club will try to get into the tournament through participation in the national league or the Champions League.
“We will never be an NBA franchise. These franchises will be located in very big cities, so that’s their idea; cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Istanbul, London, Paris… These are the teams that will create 12 permanent franchises and they say that they will have to pay about 500 million over 10 years for a television contract. Then there are 4 places that other teams participating in the Champions League or domestic leagues can enter every year and take one of these 4 places. Our goal is, as they say – Although I do not know all the rules Unlike the Euroleague, if we play one year in the NBA, the income will be similar or close to what the team owners get.
I don’t know who will leave or what transitions will occur. However, I think it would be a mistake for both leagues to exist at the same time. Clear and stable agreements are needed to bring basketball into order, as it is now the most unregulated of all sports. There cannot be 4-5 European competitions. People have a hard time understanding this, their interests diverge, players focus too much on the matches, injuries happen too often. And it is difficult to gather spectators in halls where there are so many matches. Economically this is unprofitable, this is absurd.
This is a matter of ego, and all parties need to come to the table and use common sense to create a logical system with one major league with economic control and real profits. A second strong league could provide an opportunity to enter NBA Europe, Euroleague or whatever it is called. “This would make sense and create a more coherent map of European basketball.”
Previously, the owner of the Euroleague club criticized the NBA Europe project.
Source: Sport UA
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Press attache of CSKA Moscow Nikolai Tsynkevich reported on the Telegram channel that the son of American basketball player Antonius Cleveland is in intensive care in one of the hospitals in Krasnodar.
Antonius Cleveland is 31 years old, the basketball player moved to CSKA in the summer of 2025.
– For everyone who asks. The son of Antonius Cleveland is in intensive care in one of the hospitals in Krasnodar, where the family stayed with friends for the holidays. We believe that everything will be fine. During these holidays, it simply cannot be otherwise,” Tsynkevich wrote.
This season, Cleveland played in 15 games for the Army team, in which he averaged 10 points and 2.2 rebounds.
CSKA takes first place in the VTB United League standings.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on the television channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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BC Anadolu Efes announced that it signed a contract Seiben Lee.
The contract with the American player continues until the end of the season.
Lee’s previous club was Greek team Olympiacos, which he joined in February 2025. He became the champion and winner of the Greek Cup with the red-whites.
This season Lee played 10 matches in the Greek Championship, playing an average of 18:20 minutes on the court and recording 10.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. The American guard played in 11 games in the Euroleague, spending an average of 11:24 minutes on the court and recording 3.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
It was previously reported that the Euroleague match might be postponed due to an unusual reason.
Source: Sport UA
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