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Dallas Mavericks withdraw from National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs means club Luka Dončičiaus end of season.
Slovenia will not have much time to rest: in the near future, the Olympic selection tournament will be held in Kaunas, which he assured that he will not be lost.
“This is my immediate goal: to bring Slovenia to the Olympics. There is no vacation,” said the Mavericks star.
“NO VACATION” 🙅♂️🏖️
Luka Doncic has revealed that he will dress for Slovenia to try and lead his nation to a first appearance at the Olympics in # Tokio2020 🇸🇮 pic.twitter.com/5lbuMqQ1Tv
– FIBA (@FIBA) June 7, 2021
He will wear the national team jersey for the first time since 2017, when he defeated Serbia in the final of the European Championship and won a historic trophy for his country.
Later, darker times came for this team: they failed to enter the 2019 World Cup, and L. Dončičius did not play in the FIBA ”windows” due to his obligations to the NBA club.
Another important decision awaits him in the summer: the defender claims a maximum contract of 200 million US dollars (US) and does not intend to miss this opportunity.
“I think you know the answer,” Dončičius said when asked about putting a signature on a luxury contract.
The 22-year-old, 203cm Slovenian established himself among the NBA’s brightest stars in the playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers, leading the Mavericks to Game 7 and amassing 35.7 points (39 percent from 3-pointers) and 7.9. rebounds in 40 minutes. and 10.3 effective transmissions.
In the Kaunas Olympic qualifier, the Slovenians will start the group matches against Poland and Angola, and then they will be able to fight Lithuania for the ticket.
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