This year you were drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the first pick of the second round....

This year you were drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the first pick of the second round. What do you think about getting drafted and what did the management at Minnesota tell you about your future with the team?

"I don’t think now about NBA. It’s something I tell to everybody. I really don’t like to speak about it. There is no pressure from their side. They tell me "come in two years". I don’t know what will happen in two years. I am such a kind of player. Even when I signed for Panathinaikos they were asking me about it and I was giving the same answer. "I don’t know. Let’s get there first". I am very happy in Panathinaikos right now and I don’t think about the NBA".

Nikola Pekovic - Ball in Europe

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Talk about a ringing endorsement

yeesh

by Blakeley on Jan 12, 2009 11:37 AM CST reply actions

Total bargaining chip

by PoorDick on Jan 12, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe we should trade his rights while they're still worth something?

Or, we could sign Miss Svetlana onto the Timberwolves’ dance squad.

by oblivionspocket on Jan 12, 2009 11:45 AM CST reply actions

Lost in Translation

Isn’t this the Croatian broken-english version of sports cliche, “I’m just happy to be here, taking it one game at a time, all that other stuff will work itself out…” ?

by gill0137 on Jan 12, 2009 11:46 AM CST reply actions

Maybe a lot of people are nervous about him leaving Panathinaikos and he’s just trying to dodge the tough question without stabbing all the fans over there in the heart. If that’s the case, it’s a good sign because it means he’s a valuable player.

by oblivionspocket on Jan 12, 2009 11:54 AM CST up reply actions

I think this is neither positive nor negative, there just are some people that don’t like to think ahead because so much can change.

Beater of the early Thabeet drum

by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 12, 2009 2:34 PM CST reply actions

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