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Here are some of the most interesting bits from tonight’s match between Serbia and China, during day 1 of the friendly Belgrade Trophy Tournament. 

Los mejores momentos del partido entre Serbia y China, como parte del primer día del Trofeo de Belgrado. Parte de las preparativas para la selección serbia, antes de la Eurobasket.

In front of around 10.000 spectators, including many foreign fans, the team of coach Aleksandar Đorđević was able to easily defeat China, as part of the Belgrade Trophy friendly tournament.

The Chinese fans. Photo by J.L.
The Chinese fans. Photo by J.L.

The Serbian players have entered the match fully equipped to take on any opponent, which they have proved, with their strong play and some truly beautiful moves. Without a doubt, captain Miloš Teodosić is back. The player that is beyond able to make any team mate shine, has proven why he is considered one of the best in the world. Euroleague’s MVP, Nemanja Bjelica also had a very good game, undoubtedly worthy of his title.

A pleasant surprise was the young Nemanja Dangubić. The tall guard used this game to show off his progress in the past season, improving his chances to represent Serbia at the upcoming Eurobasket. His dunk was one of the best moves of the night.

As the match progressed, the opponent was becoming increasingly physical, injuring Miroslav Raduljica, and Nemanja Dangubić. Both in the facial region. Luckily, both of the contact injuries are minor.

Coach Đorđević has taken the chance to positively comment on his players, and show understanding and respect towards the rival. At one point, it seemed to me that they weren’t left with anything else, except enter into physical contact. It is a matter of competitors pride. (…) 

Miloš Teodosić played an excellent match. Photo by J.L.
Miloš Teodosić played an excellent match. Photo by J.L.

My philosophy is for the players to always play as strong as they can, because that represents a due respect to the national jersey. It shows that we’re on the right path, the boys are focused. I take no objections. 

He has also invited everyone to the Belgrade Arena, in order to support the National Team, tomorrow night. We will pay it back, by our sacrifice on court. The match between Serbia and Russia starts at 20:30 CET.

A strong victory over China. Photo by J.L.
A strong victory over China. Photo by J.L.

Nije sve tako crno u taboru crno-belih. Naime, dosadašnji generalni sponzor tima, Naftna industrija Srbije, ostaće uz beogradski klub. NIS je sa Partizanom potpisao ugovor 2013. godine, a činjenica da u izuzetno složenoj situaciji ne napušta klub, će svakako predstavljati veliko olakšanje, kako za rukovodstvo, tako i za igrače.

The Belgrade Black and whites will not be losing their general sponsor. The Serbian Oil Industry, INC (in Serbian, NIS), will not be pulling their investment out of the former champion’s accounts.

Šampion Srbije se nesumnjivo priprema za početak nove sezone. Centarska linija će biti maksimalno ojačana. Najnoviji dodatak odbrani ekipe s Malog Kalemegdana je Stefan Nastić, nekada igrač američkog Stenforda, učesnik ovogodišnje letnje lige i član mladih selekcija reprezentacije Srbije.

Stefan Nastić is the latest player of BC Red Star. This way the central line of the team is definitely going to be full, considering that the red and whites already have Maik Zirbes, from last season and Sofoklis Schortsanitis, that will be joining the team at the end of the month.

Najiskusniji igrač Crveno-belih prošao je danas turu početnih medicinskih pregleda u okviru Zvezdinog pripremnog perioda. Zajedno sa saigračima se pojavio na prvom okupljanju tima posle letnje pauze. Ekipa će se narednih nedelja baviti podizanjem forme i uklapanjem novih, mladih igrača u taktički deo igre i zamislima trenera Dejana Radonjića.


Branko Lazić, the most experienced member of BC Red Star has passed his battery of tests, as a part of the team’s preparation span. Together with the rest of his team mates, he took part in the first gathering of the team, after a well deserved summer break.

The team will be working on their fitness, and fitting in the young new players into the tactical ideas of coach Dejan Radonjić. Many of the young players come from Red Star’s junior categories.


Como jugador con la mayor experiencia de Estrella Roja, Branko Lazić pasó todos los exámenes médicos, como parte de las pruebas rutinarias de la pretemporada.  Junto al resto de sus compañeros tomó parte en la primera cita del equipo, después de la pausa estival.

En los días que vienen, trabajarán en recuperar la forma física y en la incorporación de los jóvenes jugadores al equipo de Dejan Radonjić.

Čista desetka. Branko Lazić. Foto: KK Crvena zvezda

Kao što je prethodno utvrđeno, startna ekipa trenera Dejana Radonjića danas se odazvala pozivu na prvo zvanično okupljanje, pred početak nove sezone.  Na standardnim, pripremnim pregledima su se pojavili svi predviđeni igrači: Lazić, Jović, Tejić, Rebić, Kaplanović, Čvorović, Gudurić, Davidovac, Apić, Lazarević, Dobrić i Đukanović, a ekipu su pozdravili i reprezentativci, Mitrović i Dangubić, koji su u Beogradu u okvriru pripremnih utakmica za Eurobasket.

Naknadno će se ekipi pridružiti i Aleksa Radanov, David Miladinović i Boriša Simanić, koji su i dalje na zasluženom odmoru, dok Sofoklis Skorcanitis u Beograd dolazi 24. avgusta.

Prva nedelja predviđenih treninga će biti lagana. Igrači će postepeno biti uvođeni u takmičarski ritam, uz postepeno podizanje forme, kako bi se rizik od povreda sveo na minimum. Svi prijavljeni igrači spremni su za treninge, sem Marka Tejića, koji će standardne treninge smeti da vrši počevši od 28. avgusta.

Zvezda će igrati na više pripremnih utakmica, a potvrđeno je učešće na turnirima u Kraljevu i Zadru.

The conclusion of Serbian basketball NT coach, Aleksandar Đorđević.

After a defeat in their second preparatory game, against France as host (78:65), Đorđević stated that the match was lost due to the team’s errors and that all of the members need to make strong efforts in order to reach the winning shape, before the beginning of the Eurobasket.

Sofoklis Schortsanitis has expressed his enthusiasm for playing as a part of Crvena zvezda.  The red and white’s first signing of this transfer window is eager to show all of his skills in front of the Serbian fans.

“During each game that I wear the Red Star jersey, I will be giving a 110% of myself and my energy. I will fight for every point, and play with my heart, not only my body. So that my team can win in every match.  (…) I always had a special relationship with the fans. I’d like to state that the atmosphere that I felt and saw in Belgrade is something absolutely unique… Amazing, even. I can’ t wait to be a part of that.”

“Big Sofo” is most definitely not new to playing in front of big crowds and passionate fans. In his successful career, he has played for Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, both with extremely strong crowd presence, as well as Tel Aviv’s Maccabi.  For that, he is known to stay focused under pressure, while “giving hell” to the opposite side.

The strong center will be joining the team on August 23rd, but he already started individual trainings, to make sure he is in shape for the start of the new season.

Both team and fans have already welcomed him on social media.


Sofoklis Skorcanidis je izrazio entuzijazam zbog igranja za Crvenu zvezdu. Prvi novi igrač crveno-belih u ovom prelaznom roku, željno iščekuje priliku da svoje veštine pokaže pred srpskom publikom.

U svojoj prvoj izjavi kao igrač Zvezde, istakao je:  “Na svakoj utakmici u Zvezdinom dresu davaću 110 odsto sebe i svoje energije. Boriću se za svaku loptu. Igraću srcem, ne samo telom, da moj tim pobedi u svakom meču. (…) Sa navijačima sam oduvek imao poseban odnos. Hoću da naglasim da je atmosfera koju sam osetio i video kada sam igrao protiv Zvezde u Beogradu nešto sasvim jedinstveno, čak mogu reći potpuno neverovatno. Ne mogu da dočekam da to doživim i budem deo toga”.

“Big Sofo” je svakako navikao da igra pred velikim brojem strastvenih navijača. Tokom svoje duge i uspešne karijere, ovaj stameni centar je igrao za Panatinaikos i Olimpijakos, poznate po izuzetno snažnoj navijačkoj bazi, te Makabi iz Tel Aviva. Činjenica zahvaljujući kojoj je poznat po snažnim igrama pod pritiskom, te pružanju paklenih uslova protivničkim igračima

Skorcanidis će se priključiti ekipi 23. avgusta, a već je počeo i sa individualnim treninzima, kako bi bio u najboljoj mogućoj formi pred start nove sezone.

Klub te brojni navijači su mu već poželeli dobrodošlicu preko društvenih mreža.

Tonight is the night when Europe’s tallest was replaced by Europe’s largest. The strong 2,08m tall Greek-Cameroonian center has officially become part of the B.C Red Star (in Serbian, KK Crvena zvezda). The latest member of the Red and Whites has signed a one year contract, showing the team’s strong ambitions for the upcoming season. So far, he is the first of the team’s new signings, which are meant to replace the top players of last season’s record-breaking generation, that have left the club during the past month.

Before his latest contract, Schortsanitis has played for both of the Greek giants: Olympiacos and Panathinaikos,while reaching the Euroleague title with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2014, from which he has transferred to Red Star. He was also chosen into the Euroleague top 5 team, in 2011.

During his last season in Maccabi, he played an average 14,5 minutes per game, while scoring 6,7 points, with a Performance index rating of 5,9.


Večeras je najveći evropski igrač zamenio najvišeg. Naime, Sofoklis Skorcanidis je postao član KK Crvena zvezda. Stameni centar grčk0-kamerunskog porekla, potpisao je jednogodišnji ugovor, na taj način potvrđujući dalje pobedničke ambicije kluba sa Malog Kalemegdana. On je prvi u nizu najavljivanih pojačanja, koja bi trebalo da zamene članove prošlosezonske pobedničke generacije, koji su tokom proteklog meseca napustili klub.

Pre potpisivanja za Zvezdu, 208cm visok Skorcanidis je igrao za grčke gigante, Olimpijakos i Panatinaikos, dok je sa Makabijem iz Tel Aviva 2014. postao evropski šampion. Takođe je bio član Najbolje petorke Evrolige, tokom sezone 2010/11.

Tokom svoje poslednje, sezone u Makabiju, zabeležio je prosečnih 14,5 minuta na terenu, tokom kojih je postigao 6,7 poena, uz indeks korisnosti od 5,9.