Nikola Vucevic: “Since Lonzo Ball’s harm, we haven’t been in a position to obtain the outcomes we might have. It disrupted us so much. When he performed, we had been on the prime of the East for some time, which possibly wasn’t a practical end result, despite the fact that we had been enjoying properly, however with him, we’d have fought for something between third and sixth place ultimately. The remainder of us focus extra on scoring: LaVine, DeRozan, and me. He introduced us all collectively, sped up the sport, meant so much on protection, guarding one of the best gamers with Caruso… Though his numbers won’t have been spectacular, he meant so much to us. We tried with younger gamers, after which we had quite a few accidents. Commerce talks additionally affected us, stopping us from reaching the outcomes we thought we might, however when outcomes don’t comply with, modifications come… DeRozan left, Caruso left, the workforce bought youthful, and so they wished to go in a special path. We’ll see how the season goes, after which selections will probably be made primarily based on that.” -via EuroHoops.internet / August 25, 2024
