Vladimir Jovanovic reveals Vildoza's injury and possible return date for Nedovic / News - Basketnews.com

Vladimir Jovanovic hopes to have Nemanja Nedovic in the team for EuroLeague Round 5 game against Bayern Munich on Friday, October 28.

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Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade registered their third ABA League win in a row by taking down FMP Beograd to continue the perfect start on the domestic front.

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade / Schedule

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Though, the latest victory was the least talked topic, as the Red Star is dealing with multiple injuries.

Zvezda coach Vladimir Jovanovic revealed that the club's newest signing Luca Vildoza played injured, while Nemanja Nedovic finally returned to team training.

Vildoza, who made his ABA debut, scored 14 points in just 15 minutes spent on the court.

"I would be very happy if he could play for 30 minutes. In this short time, he showed that he will be an important reinforcement. Time will tell to what extent. Luca has the quality and, above all, the character to help the team when it needs him.

He has a small injury. Today he did therapy, clenched his teeth, and played. Before today's game, he only participated in one training session following the return from Spain," Jovanovic said, via Mozzart Sport.

Then the conversation with reporters shifted to Nemanja Nedovic. The Serbian national team member had a calf muscle rupture during FIBA EuroBasket 2022 and has not played since.

"Nedovic did his first training with the team yesterday. He continues to practice. Until the end of the week, he will train normally. I hope he will be in the team for Bayern Munich in the EuroLeague [October 28, Friday]. Don't expect him to play 35 minutes and beat anyone by himself," the coach spoke.

"He has to be carefully introduced into the game. We have to think about the health of the players. When someone is returning, we have to go back to some things in training as a team: he can't just play forward. This is not a video game. Some things have to be worked out in progress," he added.

Points this season

41%66,3Points made:66,3Accuracy:41,0%Place in standings:17Record max:75Record min:56Best scorer:Ben BentilTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Jovanovic also revealed that Dalibor Ilic is also injured (finger injury) and that is why he is not playing.

Jaylen Adams was not with the team in tonight's game either.

"He was not scheduled to play this game. Everything is fine with him," Jovanovic silenced the concerns.

Last but not least, Zvezda's head coach was asked about playing minutes' distribution, as Filip Petrusev played only 6 minutes.

"We, who are with the players every day, know what they can do at a given moment. We also know in what physical condition they are. Vildoza was not supposed to play even 15 minutes, but he played in order to fit in. I believe every fan would expect him to play more, especially when he's playing well, but it's not possible, we don't want to lose a player for two months.

I have patience for this team. I know how we work and I know how everything will look when things settle down to their place. There's no panic for me, it's only October. I believe in these guys. They're training well," Jovanovic concluded.

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