By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Porzingis never played in a major tournament with the senior Latvian national team but this is expected to change. According to the report when asked if he wants to play in the Eurobasket, the answer was the following: “Yes, absolutely. I would like to help the team get to the second round and have a great campaign.”
The final answer is expected to be given next week in a press conference at his hometown of Liepaja. Porzingis said of Group D in which Latvia will try to qualify for the final phase of the tournament: “It’s a very interesting group, a tough one to be honest. Teams like Serbia and Turkey have a lot of experience, they know how to win in this kind of competition. Playing in Istanbul is going to be intense as it’s a country and a city that loves basketball. We will need to be ready from day one and play at our best level. We will also need a bit of luck like every team needs in this kind of competition. It would be nice to see the national team play well and I would like to help the team win games.”
“We have good potential and we can have a very competitive national team,” Porzingis said. “Basketball has been growing a lot in my country and I enjoy witnessing it. Some guys are having great seasons and we have some great veterans that can still have a great impact on the national team. Latvia’s basketball has been improving a lot the last couple of years. I am very happy to see that kids love this sport and that some of them want to follow in our footsteps and want to be professional basketball players.”