After paying a vibrant tribute to Dejan Milojevic Wednesday evening, about ten days after his sudden death, the Warriors could now travel to Serbia to once again honor the memory of their late assistant coach.
In any case, this is the wish of Partizan Belgradewhere “Deki” evolved as a player between 2004 and 2006 then in 2009, because Ostoja Mijailovic seriously considering a friendly match between the two teams.
“ It is true that we are considering inviting Golden State to play an outdoor game » entrusts thus the president of the club. “ This match would be played in honor of Dejan Milojevic. We will have the club board meeting soon, where we will talk more about this idea. Dejan left a big mark here. We will also discuss the fact that before each season start, Partizan will play a match in honor of Dejan. »
This would be a first in Serbia
A new and potentially unique experience for the majority of gamers. Golden Statewhen we know that many former “NBAers” said they were amazed by the atmosphere in Serbia, where the fireworks, smoke bombs, banners and chants made the match much more lively than in the United States.
Especially in an open-air “arena” like the Partizan Stadium, where the meeting could take place in front of more than 30,000 wild Serbian fans. Serbs who, until now, have never been able to observe an NBA franchise with their own eyes, even if only in preseason.
“ We haven't heard about Partizan's invitation yet, but I have to say it's a fantastic idea » recognizes in any case Zaza Pachulia, now manager of the Warriors. “ So I take my hat off to the president of the club for this magnificent initiative, because Deki deserved something like this for everything he has accomplished.. »
Goodwill alone is not necessarily enough…
It is still necessary that the initiative does not only remain at the project stage and that it can come to fruition, because the NBA is not the type to move to Europe so easily and so quickly.
“ It would obviously be an honor for us to face Partizan in Serbia, but I must also emphasize that it is not easy to set up » thus tempers Zaza Pachulia. “ The NBA is a business and there are several factors to take into account, from players to schedule. Many things would have to align to make this possible…”
Then the Georgian recalled: “ The idea remains incredible and, personally, I would really like [ce projet] comes true, both for the players and fans in Serbia, and for the memory of a man like Dejan. »
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 39 | 33.2 | 44.8 | 40.2 | 92.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 26.8 |
| Klay Thompson | 41 | 30.5 | 42.3 | 38.7 | 91.0 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 17.4 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 41 | 23.4 | 53.1 | 31.4 | 71.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 14.3 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 38 | 26.5 | 42.7 | 29.5 | 70.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| Dario Saric | 42 | 20.7 | 49.0 | 41.6 | 85.0 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 10.5 |
| Draymond Green | 18 | 25.3 | 49.6 | 44.7 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 9.4 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 36 | 24.5 | 46.3 | 39.0 | 61.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| Chris Paul | 32 | 27.6 | 42.4 | 36.1 | 83.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| Moses Moody | 34 | 18.0 | 48.2 | 35.8 | 78.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Tracey Jackson Davis | 31 | 14.5 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| Kevin Looney | 42 | 20.1 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 70.4 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| Gary Payton II | 16 | 16.3 | 45.6 | 28.1 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| Lester Quinones | 9 | 6.3 | 39.1 | 38.5 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Gui Santos | 6 | 5.8 | 36.4 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Cory Joseph | 23 | 11.4 | 33.3 | 28.6 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Jerome Robinson | 7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Usman Garuba | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
