Cut by the Kings, and after only three matches in the NBA, Filip Petrusev quickly bounced back by returning to Europe, since the pivot has in fact signed for three seasons at Olympiacos.
“I felt it would be better to play in Europe. I’ve seen things in the NBA that I didn’t expect. I’m young and I want to play.”he explained to Eurohoopsby landing in Greece.
By joining the Greek club, Filip Petrusev will reunite with the former teammates of Sasha Vezenkov, who has just started his NBA career with the Kings. “Sasha only told me good things about the club,” he delivers. “We spent time together in Sacramento and talked a lot. He told me to come to Olympiacos. »
Even if it was very, very short, his adventure in the United States is not definitively over.
“I haven’t given up on my NBA dream because it didn’t work out this year,” assures the 23-year-old Serb. “I am young and there is a time for everything. Maybe I could come back in two or three years. Plus, if I come back to the NBA, I could go everywhere and not just the Sixers (who drafted him in 2021), which were then my only choice. » But who didn’t really count on him since they transferred him at the first opportunity…
| Philip Petrusev | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 * | All Teams | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 2023-24 * | BAG | 2 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 2023-24 * | PHL | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
