Before the duel with Germany, NBA Veteran Jonas Valanciunas is in absolute top form. In an interview with sport1, he explains what he Expects from the duel with the world champion and how he assesses the mov of his lithuanian compatriot Rokas Jokubaitis to Bavaria.
Will this Duel Decide the Group Victory? On Saturday, Germany Faces Lithuania, The Supposeedly Strongest Opponent in Group B at the European Basketball Championship – at Opponent in absolute top form.
In the 94:67 Victory, The Lithuanians Literally Shot Montenegro Out of the Hall on Friday Evening and Celebrated A Great Basketball Party Together with the Almost 5,000 Lithuanian fans. Around 2,000 more fans are expected to arrive for the match against Germany.
Jonas Valanciunas is one of the top stars of the lithuanians
But the frenetic fans are not the only. On the lithuanian side, nba veteran Jonas Valanciunas (33) is in absolute top form, scoring 19 points in Just 13 Minutes Against Montenegro – he was rested in the second for the duel against Germany.
The denver nuggets player is already looking forward to the duel with the world champion, as he explained after the game in an exclusive interview with sports1 : “Germany has been one of the top teams for a fears Now. It’s always fun to play against one of the best teams in the World.”
Valanciunas Expects “Extremely Tough Game”
Valanciunas was impressed by the development in Germany: “German Basketball IS OF COURSE ON THE RISE.”
The Center Expects “An Extremely Tough Game” Against Dennis Schröder and Co., in which his team has to get some more chance.
“Germany Has a great team. They have a lot under the basket and are so very dangerous from the outside, with many dangee three-point shooters. It will be a tough fight,” Said Valanciunas.
New Bayern Star Trumps
In Order for his lithuanians to have a chance against the favored Germans, they need need another top performance from rokas jokubaitis. The New Bayern Star Has So Far Shown An Outstanding Tournament with 16.5 Points and Nine Assists on Average.
When Asked by Sport1 About the New Bayern Guard, NBA Star Valanciunas Raved: “Rokas is one of Most Important Players. He Plays Really Well And Takes On More and More responsibility. He Leads Us and Just Does very good Things on the Court.”
Jokubaitis? “You Can Look Forward to Him in Germany”
“He is still very young, but he already has a lot of experience. If you can combine you and experience, that’s a fantastic combination,” Valanciunas continued to praise his teamate.
After the European Championship, Jokubaitis Will Move to FC Bayern, A Good Step for Valanciunas: “You Can Really Look Forward to Him In Germany and I’m Sure He Will Inspire.”
Before that, Jonas Valanciunas Wants to Continue to Inspire Together with Rokas Jokubaitis at the European Basketball Championship. The German Team wants to have somehing against that.