Arturs Zagars ended his excellent 2023 FIBA World Cup with an exclamation point, attracting even more attention from Euroleague teams, and beyond.
According to Basketnews, in fact, some NBA franchises have also taken information on the 23-year-old Latvian director, still without a team after a season with Nevezis.
Zagars updated the record for assists in a single match of the competition by giving his teammates 17 winning passes in the Baltic derby with Lithuania, dominated far and wide by the team under coach Banchi.
The previous record belonged to Toni Kukoc and Carlik Jones, both at 15.
Post-match, Banchi spoke about the impact of his playmaker: ”
“I think he had a solid World Cup despite his many responsibilities. For the first time at this level, and for the first time as a starter in the senior national team, replacing an iconic player like Janis Strelnieks is not easy…In the second game we lost our captain, but he continued to produce good basketball to help the team to remain at this level, demonstrating that we can help Latvia compete with the best teams on the planet.”
2023-09-09 17:46:28
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