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Charlotte Hornets guard Vasilije Micic didn't rule out the possibility of playing for FC Barcelona in case he would make his return to Europe.

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Charlotte Hornets point guard, Vasilije Micic, didn't rule out the possibility of returning to Europe. More interestingly, he even talked about a specific team: FC Barcelona.

Vasilije Micic

MIN:14.75PTS:4.65 (46.41%)REB:1As:3.38ST:0.38BL:0.08TO:1.2GM:40ProfileNBA2023/2024

"Would I like to play for Barca if I return to Europe? Of course, I like Barca; it is one of the great teams in Europe," Micic told Toni Canyameras from Mundo Deportivo. "I was close once, but it didn't happen due to circumstances."

"But my heart is also at Efes, where I spent five years. If I returned to Europe, I would give my best," Micic added.

Nevertheless, the 30-year-old Serbian guard added that he doesn't think about his future much since he has a guaranteed contract for the 2024-25 campaign.

"I don't know what I will do when the contract ends. It's far away, I still have a contract here next year, so we'll see. I want to give myself a chance. I already came here to work hard to improve every year," Micic said.

Since being traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Hornets, Micic saw his playing time increase twice. There's no surprise that the numbers in other statistical categories also went up.

Vasilije Micic stats in the 2023-24 season:

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO PTS GM OKC 11:36 56.5%26/46 24.4%11/45 73.7%14/19 0.80.8/0 2.5 0.3 1 3.3 30 Hornets 22:24 49.1%27/55 24.1%7/29 80%12/15 1.51.1/0.4 5.9 0.6 1.9 8.7 10

Regardless, Micic isn't fazed by this a lot.

"Am I showing what I couldn't at Oklahoma? No. I don't think I'm doing anything new, I just have more time to play," Micic said. "I'm just trying to be better. The way I see basketball, playing only10 gamesfor a team doesn't show anything. That's how I feel, honestly."

"There has to be consistency. You have some bad games, some good, but one thing is that I try to be better every day. I see every minute on the court as an opportunity, and I can't say I have shown anything.

People will have a different opinion, but I know myself. I push myself to be better. I hope to be better in every game," the Serbian guard added.

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