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NBA London 2016: Nikola Vucevic Q&A on the Orlando Magic & NBA London

By jamesplowright

ORLANDO, FL - DECEMBER 16: Nikola Vucevic #9 of the Orlando Magic goes to the basket against the Charlotte Hornets on December 16, 2015 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - DECEMBER 16: Nikola Vucevic #9 of the Orlando Magic goes to the basket against the Charlotte Hornets on December 16, 2015 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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(Q): It’s no secret that the NBA want a franchise in Europe, how do the players feel about that?

Vucevic: Obviously it would be nice for us European players if you had a franchise in Europe, but I think it would be hard to do because of the travel. It takes a long time to get from Europe to the U.S. and also the time difference would really affect the players as well so I don’t know if it’s doable.

Obviously it would be great for the NBA to have a European franchise but I don’t know how it would work out, but I don’t know if it’s doable for geography reasons.

(Q): How difficult is it to get over that jet-lag and prepare for your next fixture?

Vucevic: Obviously when we go on West Coast trips there’s some time difference and you have to get adjusted to that, but obviously this time it’s gonna be a much bigger time difference so it could have some effect.

But at the same time we’re professional players and it’s part of our job to make sure we’re ready to play no matter what the circumstances are so all of us will have everything we need to make sure we recover, rest and are ready to play.

I think they’ve given us a good a pretty good amount of break before we play the game and a good period of time after that so I’m sure we’ll have time to recover so we’re ready to play when we get back here.

(Q): You’ve lived all over the place both in Europe and both coasts of the states. Where for you do you consider home?

Vucevic: It would be Montenegro, that’s always been home for me even though I was born in Switzerland and my dad played there and then we moved to Belgium because he played there as a professional basketball player but I always knew that Montenegro was home and the only reason we weren’t there was because of my dad’s job, and that’s how my parents raised me. I always understood that that was my home and that’s where my family is and even now that I’m in the U.S. every summer I’ll go home once the season is over and go back to Montenegro.

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