03/07/2023 and las 22:50 CEST
Be Almansaworld basketball champion with the Spanish under-19 team in Hungary, assured that his intention is to be able to appear in the NBA Draft next year and that he believes that he can “compete against the best” of his generation.
“There’s still a lot left. I’m excited to work this year, see how I’m doing and go to the draft next year. I look good, I think I can compete against the best of my generation. I have to keep working a lot, but I think I can be there“He said before the championship dinner in Madrid.
Regarding the trophy achieved, he said: “I feel great joy, we are very happy and very proud of what we have done. That they compare us with those who won the title in 1999 makes us excited. Having achieved what they achieved so long ago motivates us to keep working and to believe that one day we can become like them.”
“We all knew what the objective was, which was to win. We didn’t care about the points we scored, playing more or less. We were all united for the same goal and that has made us like this“, he stated.
He also spoke about the fact of focusing a lot of media attention on the personal: “At the beginning of the championship I was a bit nervous because of the expectations that existed. But it was me, I have played the game that I always do, I have trusted the rest of my teammates and the coaches, and it has turned out well. I am very excited about what lies ahead and prepared for everything.”
2023-07-03 20:50:06
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