By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Russia’s pre-Eurobasket preparation is not going as planned. With key players like Mozgov and Shved missing, no team chemistry and bad results in preparation games, changes were made.
According to the official press release of the federation Anton Ponkrashov (the team captain), Evgeny Voronov and Yegor Vyaltsev due to injuries have to leave the team. Ponkrashov and Vyaltsev have knee issues and Voronov hurt his ankle. Guard Evgeny Baburin and center Pavel Podkolzin were called in their place, however with the Eurobasket starting in three weeks, Russia is not expected to present a contender, to say the least.