Luka Brajkovic started his career as a professional basketball player in the Spanish ACB and thus in Europe’s top league. CB Breogan signed the 23-year-old power forward and center from Feldkirch. The 23-year-old will be leaving for Galicia in the coming days, with training starting on Thursday.
Brajkovic wants to use “a great opportunity”. “I’m sure that Spain is the right decision for my development,” he told APA. It is “not a matter of course” to receive an offer from the strongest league on the continent as a college graduate, added the 2.08 meter tall Vorarlberger, who signed the contract on Sunday afternoon.
The team from Lugo in Galicia is Rasid Mahalbasic’s ex-club and was recently tenth in the championship with the Klagenfurter in the ranks as a promoted team. Brajkovic will probably act as a backup for the American Ethan Happ, who came to Lugo from Ludwigsburg. In any case, the Croatian coach Veljko Mrsic is convinced of the potential of his arrival from the Ländle.
Breogan with international appearances
CB Breogan will also play internationally for the first time in the club’s history. The Spaniards will take part in the qualification for the Champions League from September 21st. The group stage would certainly be attractive. “That would mean more games, which would probably also mean more rotation in the team,” said Brajkovic.
He can not only look forward to a new challenge with opponents like Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, but also the fans of CB Breogan. The home arena of the 6,000-seat Pazo dos Deportes de Lugo is almost always sold out.
place in the NBA Summer League
Brajkovic left hometown second division side Dornbirn Lions in 2018 and has worn the jersey of the Davidson College basketball team in North Carolina for the following four seasons. As a senior, he averaged 14.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and was named NCAA Atlantic-10 Player of the Year. The Vorarlberger did not get a chance in the NBA draft. The fact that a place in the NBA Summer League didn’t work out was incomprehensible even to experts.
