Dzanan Musa: 'I wanted to stay in Europe' / News - Basketnews.com

Ahead of the new EuroLeague season Real Madrid's forward Dzanan Musa spoke about his experience on the new team so far, his first EuroLeague opponents, and more.

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Just ahead of the 2022-23 EuroLeague season start, the new addition of Real Madrid, Dzanan Musa spoke about his experience with the club so far, their opening EuroLeague match against Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, and more in an interview with gazzetta.gr.

Dzanan Musa

Team:Real MadridPosition:SG, SFAge:23Height:206 cmWeight:98 kgBirth place:Bihac, Bosnia and HerzegovinaProfileNewsStatistics

Musa talked about his first impressions with the club and says he already feels like he has been on the team for years.

"Everything is very good. Especially since we also won the first trophy of the season and I am referring to the Spanish Super Cup, I feel great," said Musa.

"In fact, I feel like I've been at the club for 5-6 years. I have become very attached to the team. It is a big family that embraced me from the first moment. So I am very satisfied," Musa added.

Musa did not want to talk about long-term season goals and was focused on the next game and their EuroLeague season start against Panathinaikos.

"Real always wants to conquer everything. We do have a very promising squad this year, but we have to go game by game, practice by practice," said the Bosnian forward.

"To concentrate only on our next opponent. And right now we have put our focus on Panathinaikos," said Musa.

"I'm not in a position to talk about their chemistry right now, but I can definitely say with confidence that Panathinaikos is a team with a lot of talent," said Musa about his next opponents.

"We expect a hot atmosphere and this is something that always happens. Panathinaikos plays with enormous energy at home," added the 23-year-old player.

The Bosnian forward believes that Walter Tavares is the most dominant center in Europe, therefore he needs to be used as much as possible.

"Perhaps we have the most dominant center in Europe. So we have to exploit Eddie [Tavares] as much as possible," said Musa.

"From there we have excellent guards and forwards who can make the difference. You know, this year I think we are strong in all positions and we have depth as a team," added Musa.

The new Real Madrid addition also revealed he's not thinking about the NBA right now.

"Not now. Not yet," said Musa, when asked if he's thinking about going back to the NBA.

"I wanted to stay in Europe. In the future, no one knows what may happen. I can't say that I will come back or that I won't come back but for now I am only focused on Real Madrid," added Musa.

"It gave me the opportunity, the role I want to have in a team, so I'm very grateful. I will give my best every day," Musa concluded.

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