Nikola Vucevic: “Since Lonzo Ball’s damage, we haven’t been in a position to obtain the outcomes we may 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 sensible outcome, regardless that we had been taking part in nicely, however with him, we’d have fought for something between third and sixth place in the long run. 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 the very 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 attaining the outcomes we thought we may, however when outcomes don’t observe, modifications come… DeRozan left, Caruso left, the staff bought youthful, and so they needed to go in a special route. We’ll see how the season goes, after which selections will likely be made primarily based on that.” -via EuroHoops.internet / August 25, 2024
