2023-07-30 08:02:00
With the absence of injured Edo Muric, Slovenia was looking for a new captain for the 2023 World Cup. Unsurprisingly, it is Luka Doncic who will wear the armband in Japan and the Philippines this summer.
The last time we saw him with a Slovenian jersey on his shoulders was in September 2022. He then made his mea culpa following his country’s elimination in the quarter-finals of the EuroBasket once morest the modest Poland. Almost eleven months later, it was a thinner and full of ambition Luka Doncic who regained his selection.
The Mavs star has been on vacation since April 10 and Dallas’ non-qualification in the Playoffs. Enough to arrive at the 2023 World Cup with fresh legs. Not content to be the superstar of Slovenia, Luka Doncic will also take the lead in Aleksander Sekulić’s group. Edo Muric and Goran Dragic absent, it is Luka Doncic who will wear the captain’s armband this summer in Asia. A decision that obviously delights the leader. Comments reported by the media Sports Club.
“I’m honored to be the captain. We made this decision with the coach and the players. I am truly honored. It’s a proud moment. This is not a new role for me. I was a vocal leader in the national team locker room, as well as in Dallas.”
“I don’t know how to prepare [pour son rôle de capitaine]. “It just comes. It cannot be learned. If you have it, you have it”.
For his first competition as captain, Luka Doncic is obviously aiming for the final victory. He who has already won EuroBasket 2017 with Slovenia now dreams of a world title. We will have to show a more conquering face than last September, but Luka Magic is full of ambition.
“The objective is always the same. Every time we take part in a competition, the objective is to win it. What happens next in the tournament is another matter. But for me, the goal is always the same.”
Alongside Spain, France and of course Team USA, Slovenia will be among the nations to watch for a place on the podium at the 2023 World Cup. This is all the more true when we see the first images of Luka Doncic in training, fitter than ever. We would not like to be in the place of the opposing defenders.
The league ain’t ready for skinny Luka Doncic ???? pic.twitter.com/FLW36wdSSM
— Mavs Nation (@MavsNationCP) July 28, 2023
Slovenia is in Group F of the 2023 World Cup along with Venezuela, Georgia and Cape Verde.
Source text : SportKlub
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