Jokic once gave him a substitute! The coach bluntly stated that his figure was out of shape, but he led the team to win 18+9.

On August 29, the European Championship continued. Today I want to talk about the most popular game, that is, Greece vs. Italy, Slovenia vs. Poland, Antetokounmpo and Doncic both played one-on-one against five. In the end, Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and led the team to defeat Italy. Doncic scored 34+9+5, but the team still lost to Poland. This time, Slovenia is too bad, and it is probably difficult to make it into the group stage.

In the second day of the European Championship, France and Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated their opponents, and France defeated Belgium 92-64. Although France lacked many core players such as Wenban and Gobert, their overall strength is here. The team is still able to reach the semi-finals, and it is understandable that they can win. Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Cyprus 91-64. Although Cyprus is a weak team, Bosnia and Herzegovina should not be strong either? How did they do it? Next, let’s briefly talk about the game process and then talk about the players’ performance.

The first quarter starts, under the leadership of Nurkic, Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball team, they climaxed 13-2, while Cyprus responded with three-pointers in a row. Bosnia and Herzegovina once again climaxed the offensive at the end of the quarter. They led by 10 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Nurkic made another effort, first hitting a three-pointer, then hitting a 2+1 match. The team's 12-0 climax expanded its lead again. After that, Cyprus did not make a decent counterattack. At the end of the half, the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball team had already led by 21 points.

The change of sides and the fight against Cyprus started a counterattack mode. They continued to narrow the score difference with their attacks and punishments. On the other hand, Bosnia and Herzegovina frequently made irons and relied on multiple points to blossom. Cyprus also narrowed the score difference to 9 points at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, Cyprus failed to continue the firepower in the third quarter, their feel began to decline, while Bosnia and Herzegovina showed their strength advantages. They once again expanded their lead, and the team finally defeated their opponents 91-64.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball team blossomed at multiple points in this game. They scored 4 players in total. Vrabac scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Gejic scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Alibegovic scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. As for the best player in the game, it is Nurkic. In this game, he made 6 of 11 shots, scored 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. He even scored 4 frontcourt rebounds in the game, plus or minus value +19, and was very dominant.

I believe everyone is familiar with Nurkic. In the past few seasons, it can be said that since joining the Suns, his reputation has become worse and worse. It is called a garbage contract. In order to shake hands, the Suns even sent him to the Hornets. In this offseason, the Hornets sent him to the Jazz in exchange for Sexton and a draft pick. After the transaction was completed, many fans did not understand the Jazz's operations. What do they want to do with a garbage contract?

I think it may be because of his serious injury. Although Nurkic's athletic ability is not as good as before, his ability to support and pick-and-roll is still at the same level as that of the pick-and-roll. Jokic was his substitute back then. He once relied on such ability. He led the team to the playoffs with Lillard for many years. Although he was not as good as Jokic, he was also a star-level existence at the peak. Although he suffered a serious injury, his ability to play in the European League is still OK. Unexpectedly, the coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina deliberately fired smoke bombs to make his opponent relax his vigilance against Nurkic. He said: Nurkic's figure is completely out of shape and he can hardly run. We must make more preparations. When he said this, his opponent was too lazy to target Nurkic, after all, it sounded like he could no longer do it.

Success Nurkic has performed very well in the warm-up match. In the previous warm-up match against Belgium, he led the team to defeat his opponent with 16 points and scored 25 points in the game. Judging from the past two games, his figure has not only not been seriously distorted, but also has become thinner. Nurkic is only 31 years old now. Although he has been questioned a lot due to injuries and other reasons, he must still want to continue playing in the NBA.

The weight loss now is conducive to improving his physical fitness and speed. In the NBA in the new season, he may become a substitute center. As long as he seizes the opportunity, Nurkic has hope to prove himself. Nurkic can still help the team, but because of his big contract, most teams are not interested in him. If he becomes a complete free agent in the offseason, then there is probably a team that will still post an olive branch to him.

The C group C of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located this time, including Greece and Italy, both of which are strong teams. Spain is not as good as last year now. They should not be able to win the group. Against inside players such as Antetokounmpo and Meli, if Nurkic can perform well, he may also get more recognition in the league. Having said that, what do you want to say about Nurkic now? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.