Ataman on the possibility of Nan playing in the Turkish national team: “We had no contact”

THE Ergin Ataman he gave a long interview to Media of his hometown, talking so much about him Panathinaikos AKTOR and this year’s historic season, as well as for the Turkish national team.

Among other things, the “green” coach revealed how maybe there will be another transfer “bomb” from the “clover” after that of Lorenzo Brown.

Regarding his country’s national team where he is the head coach, he was asked about the rumors that exist in the neighboring country about whether the Kendrick Nunn to play with Turkey as a naturalized. Ataman categorically denied these scenarios, saying that he had never had any contact with the American guard.

“We had no contact with Kendrick Nunn. The audience probably thinks something like this: “Nan is the best attacking player in Europe and he works with Ataman, so he can convince him”. However, this is a matter that is beyond me.” he said characteristically.

Let’s remember that last January, the coach himself had leave the “window” open for the Turkish national team to get an American player from the NBA, so that it will be significantly strengthened in its attempt at the upcoming Eurobasket.

Ergin Ataman.

“Kendrick Nunn’la temas bir temas?m?z olmad?. Kamuoyu herhalde soyle dusunuyor: Kendrick Nunn Avrupa’n?n en iyi hucum oyuncusu ve Ergin Ataman’la irida cal?s?yor, onu ikna edebilir.… pic.twitter.com/qXubmR4aaq

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