By George Efkarpidis / info@eurohoops.net
Missing out on joining the Canadian national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Jamal Murray looked from home the great run that led to Jordi Fernandez’s squad winning the bronze medal, earning a spot in this summer’s Olympics.
Commenting on such a great appointment, he confirmed his will to participate. “I’m excited to be there”, he said to Eurohoops. “We have a great squad, was great to see them win a medal [at the 2023 FIBA World Cup]. Hopefully, we can go our way and win gold this summer”, he also commented.
Touching on Canada’s potential, he expressed excitement underlining the national team’s underrated assets. “I’m excited to see the group we have. We’ve got so many underrated guys on the team, that you don’t really pay attention to, who can impact the game in many ways”, he said.
“I don’t follow EuroLeague, but that’s my guy”, he said on his former teammate PJ Dozier. “I reached out to him a couple of times, he’s doing his thing out there. I know the Euro-life is a little different, but he’s enjoying it. I’d love to have him over here, we had a lot of fun when he was here”, he added.
Jamal Murray had other praising words about the current Partizan Belgrade forward, who could potentially leave Europe after this season. “He’s got the game, he can adjust to whoever is out there on the court with him. He’s definitely an NBA player. Once he gets healthy, I have no doubts”, he continued.
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