By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Darko Rajakovic is eager to follow the clash of Partizan Mozzart Bet and Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet in Round 24 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, especially head coaches Zeljko Obradovic and Giannis Sfairopoulos.
“Absolutely,” he replied to Leigh Ellis, revealing his intentions regarding the meeting in Belgrade Arena on Friday.
“Both coaches of Red Star and Partizan are my close friends, Coach Giannis and Coach Zeljko. I stay in touch with them. Obviously, I am watching them because I have an interest in their game. And I am watching those games because they are amazing coaches and I always learn something from them,” he added.
The 45-year-old head coach of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA furthered sharing his view on Obradovic, a nine-time EuroLeague champion.
“Zeljko had a lot of success with Partizan at the start of his career, then he had a lot of success with Joventut, then he had a lot of success with Real Madrid, then he had a lot of success with Panathinaikos, then he had a lot of success with Fenerbahce,” he recounted the legendary career of his fellow Serbian tactician.
“Zeljko Obradovic in my honest opinion is the best basketball coach in the world,” he continued, “I have so much admiration for his work, the way he is coaching, making his teams and players better. I think that definitely, he has the knowledge and capacity to coach any NBA team. I think it was also his personal preference not to come on this side of the ocean. He really enjoys coaching in Europe, especially now coaching in Belgrade.”
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