European players beat all sides in the European Championship, Türkiye coach: The goal is to win the championship, not to defeat Jokic

After Türkiye beat the Czech Republic in the European Championship, the Rockets revealed the exciting defense in the game of Shin Kyung and wrote: At this moment, is Alperen Shin Kyung the center in the top few days of the league?

Turkish coach Elgin Ataman said in a post-match interview: "Stars" are the biggest difference between the European League and the NBA. If you remove LeBron, Durant, and Stephen Curry, many European teams can beat NBA teams.

At this European Championship, the current NBA European stars were a big winner. Jokic let go of his hands and feet after Bogdan was injured, leading the team to defeat Latvia, and then easily defeated the Czech Republic. Rockets inside Shin Kyung also performed well in this European Championship. In the game against Latvia, Shin Kyung became the first Turkish player to score at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game in the European Championship. He is also the third Turkish player to score at least 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a single European Championship since Tekoglu in 2001 and Sean Larkin in 2022.

, 76ers player Bona, who appeared in the European Championships as teammates, said: "I have been playing together for a long time. This is not the first or second time we have participated in the game side by side, but it is really great to be able to partner with him on the court. He has a strong passing ability, and all we have to do is to make the opponent's defense unable to guess our intentions."

According to the schedule, Serbia will compete with Turkey on the 4th. Currently, both sides are in the same group, and both win in four games. Turkey's net winning score is higher than Serbia, ranking first in the group. Jokic is currently recognized as the inside line in the NBA and European arena. Regarding the showdown between the two sides, Bona said: We cannot predict what he will do next. All we can do is to show the best defensive performance after playing, and let the rest be let it go.

Before the last round of group stage, the Turkish head coach said: Our ultimate goal is to win the championship, not to defeat Jokic!