Jeremy Sochan announces his decision to miss EuroBasket 2022 / News - Basketnews.com

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The brightest young prospect in recent Polish basketball history, Jeremy Sochan, has announced his decision about playing in EuroBasket 2022.

Jeremy Sochan

Position:PF, CAge:19Height:206 cmWeight:104 kgBirth place:Oklahoma, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

The 2022 NBA Draft's no. 9 overall pick released a statement where he writes about the motives behind his choice to skip the EuroBasket.

"After long discussions with the San Antonio Spurs, my agent, and family, we decided that I would stay in San Antonio to continue preparing for my first season in the NBA - the most important and longest season of my career so far," the player writes.

"I am only 19 years old and proper physical and mental preparation for at least 82 matches in the coming season is extremely important for my development - I hope to become an important element of Spurs and the Polish National Team for years," the forward explained.

Sochan will begin his NBA career on a team that just traded its best player in Dejounte Murray. He did not participate in the Las Vegas Summer League due to catching COVID-19. You can read more about Sochan in a special article about the player here.

"We regret that Jeremy will not come to the national team this year. However, we fully understand his decision," Lukasz Koszarek, sports director of the team, told. "This is the most important moment in his career so far. We hope that he will work well in the preparatory period at San Antonio Spurs and in the coming years he will be one of the key players on the Polish team."

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