The first to land at Vilnius airport on August 14 was Dustin Sleva, the next day – Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, on Sunday Sterling Brown and Saben Lee arrived together, and finally on August 17, Monday, Carsen Edwards and Nigel Williams-Goss landed in Lithuania.
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Maodo Lo will join the team a little later, as he is currently with the German national team ahead of the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifying window.
Upon reaching Vilnius airport, the Žalgiris players immediately shared their first emotions upon arriving in Lithuania with “Žalgiris TV”.
“The flight was long, but I am eager to start working and see how the season will unfold. I want to get to know the guys – there are many talented players on the team, and the coach is also excellent. Overall, the Žalgiris organization is of a very high level, so I want to fit in as soon as possible and help the team in every possible way,” said C. Edwards.
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Meanwhile, K. Akobundu-Ehiogu expressed his desire to meet Jonas Valančiūnas, and Dustin Sleva compared returning to Lithuania to his first trip to Kaunas last year.
“Last year I felt so much stress – I have told this about 10 times already, but I just didn’t want to be kicked out of the team, that’s all, so I was really nervous. This year I am happy and ready to compete.
For the first five years of my career, I played in the same club, so I know that returning like this is much easier – you already know everyone, you know where to go eat. I am very happy because the whole team here is really great,” added D. Sleva.
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