By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Filip Petrusev was a standout for Crvena Zvezda in the EuroLeague this season, playing on loan from Olympiacos and averaging 14.1 points and 4.9 rebounds.
While the player still has a contract with Olympiacos for next season, speaking to Serbian outlet “Sportski Zurnal” Petrusev repeated that his wish would be the get another chance in the NBA, sooner rather than later.
“I would like to return to the NBA as soon as possible”, he said. “It is always better, for everyone and for me in particular, to go there early than to try to do it in my last years of career. I was not lucky in Philadelphia. As soon as I started playing, I was traded, and everything fell apart. Now I have regained my self-confidence, and I believe that I deserve a second chance!”
Petrushev played in just three games (one with the Sixers, two with the Kings) in 2023 before being acquired by Olympiacos, spending most of the 2023-24 season with the Greek club and then moving after the start of the 2024-25 season to Crvena Zvezda on loan.
Still, the NBA remains his goal. As he explained: “It is my great desire to return to the NBA and for this reason all the contracts I sign include an NBA out clause”.