Asmian: “I would like to see a Greek final in the Euroleague – I will send a message to LeBron to come to Abu Dhabi”

THE Cente It was hosted at Euroleague & Friends Podcast for the Euroleague Final Four in Abu Dhabi.

His Turkish forward Panathinaictalked about the series with Efes, the love of the “clover” friends to his face, his thoughts on the conquest of the Euroleague, but also about whether he would call his former teammate in the NBA, LeBron James, at the big celebration of European basketball.

In detail what he said:

For the order with Efes: “I still ‘recover’ from this game 5, like everyone in the team. It was a very difficult series. We played against a very good and talented team. In a team I grew up with and competed there for 9 years. It was difficult, but at the end of the day we are professionals and now I play for Panathinaikos, so I have to give 100% every time I go to the field. They know very much as a player who plays loudly every time, playing with emotion. I just wanted to help my team go to the Final Four and I’m glad I did. “

To adapt it to Athens and the love of the world: “They’re amazing. To be honest, though you probably already know it, in the first 2-3 months I had a lot of trouble. It was not easy to adjust to European basketball after the NBA. But I continued to work hard, my teammates and coaches supported me daily, people did a great job and never stopped supporting me. So after Game 5 I wanted to show them my love and respect. I was also very excited when they were calling my name. Listening to 20,000 people shouting your name is very beautiful. Definitely a dream come true. It was a really wonderful night for me. ”

As to whether he believes in back-to-back: “We believe in each other. We believe in our team. We have an excellent team, with talent. That’s why I don’t see the reason not to do the repeat, the back-to-back. That’s why we have this team. To go every year and fight for the title. We reach our goals step by step. We want two more wins, starting with the match against Fenerbahce. But I think everyone is ready and they have a great motivation. “

If he intends to call LeBron James, with whom he was teammates in Cleveland, in Abu Dhabi: “I don’t know about LeBron, we haven’t spoken recently. Who knows? Maybe if I send him a message if he has a few empty days. Why not? But in Abu Dhabi I will have my closest people, my wife, my family, my nieces, which is my luck. I am very excited. I can’t wait. ”

For the semifinal with Fenerbahce: “Obviously it will be a difficult bump. We won them twice this year, but there were two difficult games that were judged in the last seconds. We know that we have to wait for a big battle between two great teams, Fener played very well in the playoffs, wiped Paris. Something that was very impressive. I expected that Fener would pass, but not 3-0. It will be a difficult game. They have great players, excellent coach, just like us. It will be an excellent semifinal, but in the end we know who will win in the end. “

For Olympiacos semifinal with Monaco: “Another big challenge. They are two very good and dangerous teams, they have a lot of players who can play one against one. James, Okobo, Lloyd. The last addition, the task. Papagiannis, who had not played in the series with Barcelona and made a surprise match. But in the end I believe what I would personally want to see is a Greek final. ”

For what promises if Panathinaikos wins the trophy: “Maybe I have a surprise, but I will not reveal it yet. I’m still working. I have to make some adjustments. “