His interview made news John Antetokounmpo after the Bucks match with the Wizards. The 29-year-old international forward revealed that he had a conversation with 21-year-old forward/center Tristan Vuksevic, who revealed to him that he feels Greek and is considering joining the National Team.
“He came out and told me he is Greek. I was kind of surprised that he spoke Greek to me. He is thinking of joining the National team. It would be a very good addition for us. He played hard tonight. A player who can shoot three pointers. He had a lot of experience, I think he played a bit in Greece and then in Partizan. A player who can definitely help the Wizards and definitely help the National Team as well.” John said.
Who is Tristan Vuksevic
The 21 year old Tristan Vuksevic he is the son of Serbian veteran basketball player Dusan Vuksevicwho had also competed in the Greek stadiums with Apollon Patras (1993), and Olympiakos (1997-2001 and 2004).
Tristan was born on March 11, 2003 and holds Serbian, Swedish (due to his mother) and Greek citizenship, having grown up in Greece after his father retired from active duty.
He started his basketball career at the Olympiakos academies, while in 2018 he switched to Real Madrid’s U-16 team. In 2020, he made his debut with Real Madrid’s men’s team, followed by a two-year stint with Partizan (2022-24) until mid-March, where he signed an NBA contract with the Washington Wizards.
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