Nikola Vucevic: “Since Lonzo Ball’s harm, we haven’t been in a position to obtain the outcomes we may have. It disrupted us rather a lot. When he performed, we have been on the high of the East for some time, which perhaps wasn’t a sensible outcome, regardless that we have been taking part in properly, however with him, we might have fought for something between third and sixth place in the long run. The remainder of us focus extra on scoring: LaVine, DeRozan, and me. He introduced us all collectively, sped up the sport, meant rather a lot on protection, guarding one of the best gamers with Caruso… Though his numbers may not have been spectacular, he meant rather a lot to us. We tried with younger gamers, after which we had quite a few accidents. Commerce talks additionally affected us, stopping us from reaching the outcomes we thought we may, however when outcomes don’t observe, modifications come… DeRozan left, Caruso left, the group acquired youthful, and so they wished to go in a distinct path. We’ll see how the season goes, after which selections shall be made based mostly on that.” -via EuroHoops.web / August 25, 2024
