Kirilenko wished Demin to calmly join the Brooklyn NBA club

The President of the Russian Federation of Basketball (RFB) Andrei Kirilenko called the choice of Russian basketball player Yegor Demin as a historical event under the eighth number in the NBA draft, and also advised him to concentrate on calmly joining the new team.

Brooklyn chose 19 -year -old Demin under the eighth number at the NBA draft, the first round of which was held on Wednesday in New York.

– Very happy for Yegor is a really historical event. To be chosen so high in the NBA draft is a great honor and record for the Russian basketball player.

I understand what responsibility it is and with what expectations it is connected. But I want to wish Yegor not to think about these expectations – just to calmly pour into your new team, do my job, grow step by step. The main thing is the pleasure of the game and faith in himself, ”Kirilenko wrote in the Telegram channel.

Demin is a pupil of the Moscow Basketball Academy and Madrid Real Madrid. The Russian played 33 matches in the National Association of Student Sports (NCAA) for the team of the University of Brigham Yang. On average, he scored 10.6 points for the game, made 3.9 selection and gave 5.5 gears.