At 29, Vasilije Micic joined the NBA late and Mark Daigneault uses it in a homeopathic dose. Of the Thunder’s 14 matches (10 wins – 4 losses), the Serb only played 7, spending the others on the bench.
Logically, his averages (3.6 points and 2.9 assists on average in 12.4 minutes) are thus low, while he is mainly trying to adapt to the hellish pace of the regular season…
” It’s different “ he responds to TalkBasket. “The back-to-backs are really hard. I don’t know how these guys (his teammates) manage to deal with that. I’m still recovering from the trip to Portland. »
Even for Euroleague teams, which combine national championship and European competition, the matches are spaced out compared to the NBA. As a result, a large part of the work in the NBA is done in the video room.
“There are a lot of video sessions that you really need to learn from. This is what I learned here” he continues, although he assures that he is also careful to maintain his European habits. “I have a few habits that I need to maintain, and working out is one of them. »
