GM of Dubai BC: “Of all the NBAers who came to Europe this year, only Bertans had an active role in the USA”

The first step was taken for the newly established company Dubai BCwhich from the new season will compete in the Adriatic League, aiming to take part in European competitions in the future with… of course its participation in the Euroleague.

A few days ago, the team from the United Arab Emirates “stirred up” the waters with the acquisition of NBAer, Davis Bertans, in the first high-profile transfer in its history.

With his recent statements, the General Manager of Dubai BC, Dejan Kameniacevic, he did not hesitate to declare that the Latvian ace was the only NBAer who came to Europe this year and had an active role last year on the other side of the Atlanticcomparing him both to them Osman, Fournier and Vezenkov, as well as with him Garuba of Real Madrid!

“If you look at the players who came back from the NBA in Europe this year – Chedi Osman, Sasha Vezhenkov, Evan Fournier, Ousmane Garouba, Davis Bertans – only Bertans had a real role in the NBA. It’s a miracle because we didn’t bring in someone who just sat on the bench, we brought in someone who played.

He played in the Adriatic League before going to the NBA for 7 seasons where he made millions, so he is financially secure. We kept saying this but people didn’t believe us. Now, players, referees and teams are starting to see that Dubai is a regular project with stability. The budget remains below the €4 million we reported, although many think we paid more to bring in Bertans. He didn’t come for the money. He came for the perspective of the project”, he said characteristically.