Vasilije Micić Talks Hornets Debut
Vasilije Micić Talks Hornets Debut
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00:00 >> Sean, you obviously have a, just for NBA standards,
00:03 your career nights and career high points assist just overall,
00:08 what are you kind of feeling right now?
00:11 >> I don't know what to say.
00:12 >> Yeah, of course.
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00:19 >> Okay, I really don't know what to say, but
00:23 I'm happy with it because you said everything.
00:27 I really didn't expect to play this much, honestly.
00:32 I knew what kind of situation happened last two days for me in particular,
00:37 but it just gave me another boost, because as a player,
00:42 you just like to play, it's always priority, I believe, for everyone.
00:46 And that's what I tried to use today.
00:49 I really didn't expect that I'm gonna have a decent game, but
00:54 at the end, I think with the victory, and including everyone on the court,
00:59 I think we had at least good energy, and I felt that the vibe was good,
01:05 and it helped me also to feel comfortable on the court.
01:09 >> Now coming from a situation in Oklahoma City where I'm kind of in and
01:13 out of the rotation for 30 games,
01:14 probably not playing as much as you may initially expect coming over.
01:18 Do you feel like just kind of having this first game, and
01:20 it kind of breathes a little bit of life and energy into you now that you can kind
01:25 of show what you can do in the NBA?
01:28 >> I mean, I came in the NBA just, I came here purpose here not to be as a player,
01:34 just as a member of any team.
01:35 I came to try to prove myself on the court, like that's for me the main, and
01:40 we'll stay the main goal until I don't have an opportunity in NBA,
01:44 just because I did that all over Europe previously.
01:48 And right now I'm learning through the experience,
01:51 everything that I gathered and experienced in Oklahoma was really useful.
01:56 Of course, it was not easy to handle the minutes on the court and the role, but
02:01 at the end I'm really aware of what was surrounding me over there, and
02:06 that was one of the best perimeter players in the NBA right now.
02:08 So I just try to stay ready and shape, and that's how I'm gonna continue,
02:15 whether it's here or somewhere else, but I'm really happy that people over here
02:21 realize that I have that potential and they help me to come over and
02:24 I try to prove that I'm capable of playing this now.
02:30 >> Obviously, there's a lot of sloppiness a little bit, and
02:34 obviously that's to be expected with the first game with a whole new group.
02:37 But for the most part, were you kind of a little bit surprised by how well you guys
02:41 kind of got along, found that chemistry early on in the game?
02:45 >> I mean, we came as, let's say, experience group, so
02:50 I think we all know our roles previously in every game.
02:55 It's my first experience in the NBA, so
02:57 I cannot really be sure what's my specific role, but
03:01 I'm still trying to search for that role that can be useful for me and for team.
03:08 But the other guys, I'm sure that some of them are more than ten years in NBA, for
03:12 them it's just another game.
03:14 And I think that group in general, of course, including the first five,
03:19 we just have a good energy and I hope we can maintain it.
03:23 From that, we can build something nice.
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03:27 >> It seemed like offensively tonight, the ball moved a lot.
03:31 There was a lot of good flow of the offense.
03:33 Just what were you able to see that helped you be so
03:36 successful passing the ball and playing that game tonight?
03:39 >> Yeah, I mean, NBA specific now,
03:42 I believe there are a lot of individual talents for the most of the teams.
03:45 But if you don't have that much potential in the region,
03:48 you gotta find a way to contribute and to help the team.
03:52 I always believe that basketball is beautiful when everybody play together.
03:57 I don't think we are all, I don't know, Steph Curry,
04:00 Luka Doncic, whoever are on the top of the level.
04:03 But that doesn't mean that we are not able to play.
04:06 So there are a lot of ways to play basketball.
04:09 As long as you believe in that, as long as you help each other, and
04:13 one of the things is passing, that means that we can find a way to play together.
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04:20 >> Thank you. >> Thanks, guys.