Beijing time on October 25th, NBC reported that veteran Nemanja Bjelica will return to his old hometown of Sacramento for the Warriors' away game against the Kings. Before boarding the team bus, Bjelica talked about what it was like to play in the game.
Bjelica said: "If I said this was just a regular season game, I would definitely be lying. I have a lot of friends there, and there are a lot of special people in the team's coaching staff and players. I spent a lot of time there. Three years, the first two years in Sacramento were the peak of my NBA career."
Bjelica joined the Kings in 2018 and played the best data of his career in the 2019-20 season. However, in 2020, Divac, the team's vice president who had a good relationship with Belia, was fired, and Belia's life with the Kings became increasingly difficult. First, Bogdan Bogdanovic left the team, and then at the beginning of 2021, Bjelica was sent to the Heat.
In Bieli’s view, his career with the Kings was not very successful, which was also related to timing and luck: “Many of our players were injured, and sometimes I was very angry, because that was me proving that I could not only play the space-based fourth position. The only chance, but in the NBA everything is about timing and opportunity. Our system at the time was very good and everyone fit in well. But after the (coronavirus epidemic) hit, they fired Vlad (Divac). The team went in a different direction. I think the Kings made a huge mistake in letting Bogdan Bogdanovic go for nothing. I guess they just wanted to start rebuilding.”
He has joined the Warriors, but in Belika's view, Sacramento still occupies a special place in his heart: "For me, Sacramento will always be an important city, and I met a lot of people there."
Original text from NBC address https ://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-nemanja-bjelica-says-sacramento-return-not-regular-game
