Houston had Olajdžuvon and Sampson in the 80s of the last century, San Antonio Duncan and Robinson, New Orleans recently paired Davis and Cousins, and in September the Montenegrin "Twin Towers" - Nikola Vučević and Bojan Dubljević - will be introduced to Europe.
"While Vucevic has long been an NBA center, Dubljevic was selected by Minnesota in the second round of the draft in 2013, but he decided to stay in Europe and grew into one of the best wing centers on the Old Continent," according to the official FIBA website.
Vucevic and Dubljević will be the main assets of Montenegro at the upcoming Eurobasket...
"He is such a talented and influential player. I am happy that he won the Spanish league. We talk often, and I like playing with him, even though we haven't spent much time together on the court so far," Vucevic told fiba.com.
The two were in the team at the European Championship in 2013, and they played for our national team in the qualifiers last year.
"He is a team player. For him, the team always comes first. He plays hard, with a lot of contact. I like to watch his games," said Vucevic.
Montenegro will play in the championship group with Spain, Croatia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the host Romania.
"It will be very useful to have him as a teammate against, say, the Gasol brothers. I can't wait to play in the national team, with him and other teammates," Vucevic said.
The Orlando ace is convinced that Montenegro will show much more at the upcoming championship than at the previous two.
"Our two participations were bad, that's true, but I think we learned a lot. We're only more experienced now and we want to show that we've matured competitively. We don't want to go back to the past, we're only looking forward. We want to have a good tournament, first to pass the first stage, and then let's see what will happen in the round of XNUMX. We are motivated to show that Montenegro can compete at the highest level. We are ambitious and talented," concluded Vučević.
While Vučević is resting from the NBA season, Dubljević is celebrating the biggest success of his career - the title of Spanish champion and the title of MVP of the final series.
The popular Dubi is a hero of Valencia, an idol of the fans and a basketball player who is the talk of the whole of Europe. He could choose a club, but he does not intend to leave the Mediterranean.
"Everyone knows what Valencia means to me. My Montenegrins know this too, they follow our matches and cheer for us. I have everything I need in Valencia and I will never have the desire to leave," said Dubljević.
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