The specialist said that Svyatoslav Mykhailiuk and Oleksiy Len from the NBA should not be counted on in February. As for Volodymyr Gerun (playing in Japan) and Dmytro Skapintsev (playing in the G-League), the question remains open.
– How important is it to assemble the strongest team in February and what are the chances that Herun and Skapintsev, who did not take part in the previous matches, will join the team?
– I am not sure about that. These players would be needed – that’s 100%, plus, I think I know them well. But I am not sure that Gerun will have the opportunity to fly to these matches from another part of the world. I will be very happy if he comes.
As for the players who play in the USA, I haven’t asked, haven’t talked to them yet, it’s too early to talk about anything. But everyone knows very well that it is difficult to attract players from overseas – we are not talking about the NBA at all, about the NBA Development League – there may still be some here. Of course, I will talk to their agents, because as long as there is at least 1% that they can play for the national team, I have this chance to try to use.
I’ve always said that I don’t even care about the reasons why players don’t play for the national team – it’s always the player’s responsibility. I always want to try to find out, to hear “yes” or “no”, to understand what I should count on.
Source: sport.ua