Gaziantep Basketball General Manager Boray Dai, who made a statement to the journalists before the training held at Şahinbey Sports Hall, said that there was a serious change in the team compared to the previous seasons.
Stating that they made good transfers in terms of technical staff and players, Dai said, “For him, the preparation process is much more important for us. We have always been a team aiming for the top. It will be the same again this year. Our first goal is to quickly move away from the bottom and be in the top eight. We made changes, but we became a young and dynamic team again.” used the phrases.
Dai also stated that there will be no combined ticket sales in the new season, “We can’t quite predict what will happen. This year, instead of selling tickets at the box office, we are thinking of selling tickets online. It will be better that way. We do not know what we will experience later in the season.” he said.
On: “We will take a foreign player”
Tutku Açık, head coach of the team, stated that the past season was unpleasant due to the lack of spectators.
Expressing that they want to make a healthy start to the season and continue like that, Açık said:
“We planned to build a team that is competitive and fighting. I can say that we have done what we wanted so far. We have a shortcoming. We will get a foreign player. We are not in a hurry. We did not want to recruit a player who is not in a good mood because the market is too high. We will camp in Bolu for about 12 days. “After that, the preparation period will begin. In the meantime, we will see our shortcomings. We have formed a new team and I need some time. To have a good team, we need to spend this summer well.”
Team captain Orhan Aydın Hacıyeva explained that there are serious changes in the team.
Wishing a good season, Hacıyeva said, “Our target will be the play-offs as always. This year I am entering my 5th year in Gaziantep. From now on, I will continue as the team captain. This is also a proud moment for me. We miss the fans very much and we are waiting for them.” he said.
Ryan Luther, one of the new signings of the team, said that he loves the city and the team.
Stating that they want to be successful in the new season, Luther said, “I am very happy and excited to be here. We want to achieve success together with team spirit this year. We played 3 matches with Gaziantep last year. There is a team spirit here. We will continue this in the new season.” made its assessment.
After the speeches, the team performed the first training of the new season.
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