THE Matias Lessor participated in friendly in memory of Drazen Petrovic in Zagreb and said he felt underrated until the Olympics, when he gained global recognition and forced NBA teams to take notice. His French center Panathinaikou he also mentioned his collaboration, for one night, with Zeljko Obradovic. He spoke in detail about:
-his presence at the friendly in memory of Drazen Petrovic: “Every player in Europe knows Drazen. It is an honor and a pride to be invited to this event for this great player.”
– his fatigue: “I’m still jet lagged. I was in Miami on vacation, then St. Martin in the Caribbean and just got back from Martinique. But I’ll be fine! I have forgotten the systems. I hope coach Obradovic doesn’t kill me in a timeout after a mistake. It’s my pleasure to have him on the bench again.”
-the silver Olympic medal: “It is a great success. Of course we wanted the gold. It’s great to play in front of your home crowd against USA, maybe the best team ever. We were honored to face them, as equals for 38 minutes, until Steph Curry made his breakthrough. We are proud.”
– the interest from the NBA: “I was underrated before the Olympics. Certainly my presence there helped. Every day is a new opportunity to show what you can do and who you are. No one can judge a player by one game. The Olympics is the biggest stage for a player. I’m happy with my performances and my contribution to the team.”
– the statement of the coach of France who wondered why he is not in the NBA: “It was an honor for me. But I’m just doing my job, with energy to help the team win.”
-the launch of his career: “The road was long and not everything was easy. I went through many ups and downs, but when I signed to Partizan everything changed. It all started from there and for that I will be forever grateful.”
-the atmosphere at the Olympic Games and the comparison with the headquarters of Panathinaikos and Partizan: “It was nice, but completely different. It was a fan audience, not fans. The atmosphere is much more hostile in Athens and Belgrade.”
Source: Sport Fm
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