By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
It’s no secret at this point that Marjanovic can emerge as a force in the paint of any NBA team, even if he still doesn’t get a lot of minutes.
However, playing alongside Milos Teodosic with the Clippers gives him a great level of comfort and it seems that it’s only a matter of time for him to get established. Even if at this point it’s not clear if he will be available for the national team in the summer for the FIBA qualifying games, he still follows the sport in Europe and has a message for Crvena Zvezda fans: “Keep strong!”
How happy are you to be on the same team as Milos Teodosic?
“It’s great to play with a guy from your country. He made the transition for me easier, helping me out with the little things.”
Bogdan Bogdanovic won MVP in the rookie game. Do you feel that this is a new era for Serbian Basketball? Can the new generation establish themselves like Peja, Divac?
“I think we have the same great players. All these years we do great things for the national team. Our country has a lot of talent with basketball players but Serbians are good at soccer, polo, volleyball. Even though we are a small country.”
Will you be playing in the FIBA qualifiers this coming September?
“I’m not thinking about that now. I’m focused on winning games with the Clippers.”