Jorge Garbajosa, the new president of FIBA Europe spoke in an interview for “Mozzart Sport” about the Serbian national team.
The former Spanish representative congratulated him on his great success, and also pointed out that the basketball played by the “Eagles” is very attractive.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate Serbia on the great success it made here, it made it to the Mundobasket finals, with an extremely attractive team to watch, although the team does not have big stars like Jokic, Micic, Kalinic, Lucic.
Serbia showed what team spirit means and how far the unity of all players around the same goal can take them. That’s why I congratulate the Serbian team and fans, as well as the Federation, on their great success,” began Garbajosa.
Then he touched the leader of this team, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and also the former ace of Toronto Raptors singled out several other national team members. He also talked about what the Spaniards felt when they played Serbia.
“I don’t know if I will pronounce it well, but Milutinov. The two Jovic’s delighted me, great players. Bogdanovic is still my favorite. I adore him, I have known him for a very long time and he is a true leader. The protagonist. He always knows when to take the main role on the floor and lead his team to victory.
But Serbia is not the only one. See how all the players fit into Pesic’s system. You have so many EuroLeague and NBA players, you have made a good combination. In my time, when I was a player, when we saw Serbs we would feel a dose of respect. Now I personally feel proud when I see them like this on the floor“, said the Unicaja legend.
“I will be a fan of Serbia in this year’s final”
He also spoke about the Spanish national team that failed to defend the title of the FIBA World Cup, but Garbajosa is optimistic about whether the Spaniards will return to the big stage already next year at the Olympic Games. He pointed out that he will support Serbia in the grand final.
“I hope that Spain will return to the big stage next year as a serious candidate, I wish the same for France, who struggled a lot this summer and this was not an easy tournament for them. I hope they will also do better next year. I will always be a big fan of Spain, as well as a fan of Serbia in this year’s final, but also for France to return“, concluded the president of FIBA Europe.