By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
PAOK Thessaloniki is one of the most historic clubs that are going to participate in the inaugural season of the FIBA Basketball Champions League.
According to PAOK president and legendary former player Bane Prelevic this choice was almost a no-brainer for the club’s management.
“We believed in the Basketball Champions League concept from the very first moment because it is a breath of fresh air in European basketball,” Prelevic said to the official website of the FIBA Champions League. “You have to earn your participation through your national league and we believe that this is the fair way. It is important for us to play in European competitions because it is the best way to maintain our team on a high level.”
Regarding the team’s ambition in the competition, he mentioned that: “The only approach that applies to professional sport is to look exclusively as far as the next game. The way we see it, the team has to be ready to fight what game comes next, from tip-off to the final buzzer. From then on, we obviously aspire to advance as far as we can in the Basketball Champions League.”