Nikolic: “Jaka has asked me to be myself”

Villar himself presented the new addition to the yellow team as a player “well known after his time at San Pablo Burgos” and who is joining the team’s discipline in this final stretch of the season to “cover the injury of Ferran Bassaswhen confirming a rupture of fibers that will finally leave him out of the game for the remainder of the season”. Among the endorsements that support the incorporation of the Slovenian point guard, the manager from Gran Canaria pointed to “his knowledge of the ACB and for being a player that our coach previously knew, Jaka Lakovicby sharing with him different experiences in the Slovenian team“.

Villar recalled that the player already had the opportunity to “debut against the Real Madrid” and “he will be with us until the end of the season”, before giving the floor to the protagonist of the day, a Nikolic who was “very happy for the opportunity that Gran Canaria is giving me”although he regretted that the cause of his signing was due to the injury of a teammate, although “they are things of sport,” he said.

Jaka Lakovic, his main supporter, has asked him to: “be myself. He knew me from the national team and I know the type of game he likes to play. He told me to provide balance, know how to play and who to play for. any moment”.

In his yellow premiere, the Balkan game director had to dance with the ugliest, against Real Madrid and practically without being able to train with the team. “It’s not easy to arrive and play against a great team like Real Madrid, which is everyone’s favourite”, recognized the player, for whom, however, “there is no excuse and i did the best i could“. Benefited from the league break for the EuroleagueNikolic was calm about having “more time to prepare for the next match against BAXI Manresa and to adapt to the team’s systems.”

Regarding his contribution to a team like Granca, which is in a winning dynamic after winning the first Eurocup in its history, the Balkan player showed himself as a team player willing to “do whatever it takes, a defence, a shot to be scored, a foul at a specific moment”.

Lastly, the player made reference to the ambition of his compatriot, who despite having won the Eurocup asks for one more effort from the players in this final stretch of the season. “Knowing Jaka, that ambition he has is normal“, said the Balkan base, laughing, who then pointed out that in his opinion “nobody wants to lose at this level and we must have the right mindset to be prepared“. In this sense, he stressed that they are “preparing to maintain that line and to see if we can take the next step in the Playoff.”