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Teletovic interview

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Bogdanovic will in autumn start with NBA. Nets waited him for 2 years. NBA will met one of the best European scorers and Bogdanovic will be convinced, like Ukic told numerous time, NBA and Europe are two totally different worlds.

But Bojan will have in Nets man who will help him to adapt. For Nets play another Godgiven shooter, BIH national team player Mirza Teletovic. As Bojan is happy because at Nets there is another "Hercegovac"(that is regional term), so Mirza is happy that compatriot will keep him company.

I am happy that Bojan is coming to Nets with who I can speak on mother tongue. I have a lot friends in Nets team, I have great time on and off court but this is something different. We share same mentality. It is much better when there is somebody else with who you can make jokes, celebrate, share problems....... We played so much games against each other and finally we will now play together.I am excited for that.

We had similar path in our careers.We have good careers in Europe and in mature years for basketball player we went to NBA.Adjustment process will be hard for him, he must be patient and must be strong minded. But I am here, when I came in NBA I had nobody and he will have me to help him.

When Mirza came in NBA he had hard time. Many european players does not succeed to overcome that. He stayed positive even when he was buried at the end of the bench . He worked hard and won place in team. His PT raised from 13 minutes in November to 23 in April

Teletovic predicts similar battle will have Bojan:

Bojan must be aware that in NBA there is 10 to 12 player in every team that are almost on same level(there is no that big difference from first to that 10th player in quality like it is in Europe.) and all can play on high level and all players can not be in starting lineup. We all must fight for place on team. Because I and Bojan know each other we can exploit that in games, we can be good tandem in NBA.

As experienced player in NBA he told us few things about NBA:

THere is a lot small things that he must be aware for example 3s in paint. Also that "slang" typical for American basketball can be problem. When I arrived I had big problem with that. You get instruction on that "slang"(hahaha oh AJ and PJ) and there is nobody to ask what that means. It is much faster pace, much more games........Outside of game you must acclimate. I know Bojan lived in Istanbul but NY is something else. I live 50 km from training center and I travel 2 hours from home.

There are few changes in Nets team this season:

Pierce has left Nets, there is no more Livingston, but team core is still here. Last season showed that DWill and JJ are our main(key) players and the rest of as are rotation players. I didnt met with Hollins but he told me(Mirza didnt told he told me but in some way he assured him) that he is counting on me, that he has trust in me and that is enough for me.