Writing from Belgrade: Lefteris Moutis / moutis@eurohoops.net
Nikola Jokic is just 21 years old. He is also the top scorer of Serbia during the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament of Belgrade and he is getting ready for the biggest challenge so far in his career, the final against Puero Rico.
The two teams have already met in the first game of the tournament, but this time with the ticket to Rio on the line, Jokic knows that the stakes will be higher: “It will be a completely different game final compared to the game of the group phase. It is the most difficult game in my career for the last 5-6 years”.
After all Serbia is the favorite and the pressure is obvious: “Every game is a big deal for us. We play at our home. We have before us the most difficult game, the most difficult day of our lives. We will give everything. We hope to do well. It’s all that we thought in recent months. That is our goal. We will do everything we can to succeed”.
Watch what he had to say to Eurohoops.