Aleksej Pokusevski, spoke about the upcoming preparations Serbian national team before the Olympic Games in Paris.
Pokusevski is on the list of 16 players, who apply for the final squad for the prestigious tournament, and along with Nikola Jovic, he is the youngest in the team.
“That is our advantage. We can contribute with energy and courage, so that coach Svetislav Pesic knows what to get from us. We can bring everything else. We also carry balls (laughs). I was pleased that they wanted me to be with the team, to get to know everyone and now I can’t wait for everything to start. Last few years I didn’t get to be part of it, now it’s different. It depends from player to player. It takes time, I haven’t played in Europe for the last four years,” Aleksej Pokusevski told RTS.
He also discovered what he paid the most attention to during individual training sessions.
“It is a great excitement, because I will be able to learn a lot from them. I work mostly on the shot, because it opens up a lot for me. In today’s basketball, a player has to be as good as possible at it. Every young player should give 100 percent on the court and then his talent will come to the fore,” the NBA player underlined.
Serbia is in a group with the USA and South Sudan and is waiting for another rival, which they will meet after the qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico.