The level of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) teams is quite high, friendly matches with the Guangzhou Long Lions club will be MBA-MAY good international experience, the general director of the Moscow club Igor Kocharyan told .
On Tuesday, MBA-MAI will fly to China, where it will play three friendly matches with Guangzhou Lung Lions. The meetings will be held in different urban districts of Guangdong Province. On August 22, the teams will play in Shaoguan, on the 24th in Jiangmen and on the 26th in Zhaoqing.
— Given the current shortage of international matches, this is a very important experience. After analyzing the seriousness of the Chinese championship, we quickly came to an agreement. There was a mutual desire for partnership. For the Chinese team, this is one of the stages of its development and popularization in the region, so we will play with the same team in different provinces. And for us, this is an opportunity to prove ourselves and feel international experience in preparation for the season in the VTB United League. I think this is a mutually beneficial positive story that can turn into a good experience for both the Chinese partners and us.
— How did the option of matches in China come about?
— There was a desire to fight with teams from China. Well, we just found common ground, found people who finished us off. We started negotiations and quickly came to an agreement.
— What can you say about your opponent, how good is he in the Chinese championship?
— It’s hard to talk now. In general, the level of CBA teams is quite high. Top foreign players come there, they definitely develop the sport. Let’s see what lineup they will have, but it’s definitely an unyielding team that also solves its problems. And there will be a completely different style of basketball.
Now we are taking 14 players with us, there will be some rotation: some will play more in a match, others less. This is one of the stages of preparation. It is important that there will be matches against a far from typical opponent, a team professing a completely different style of basketball. Let’s see how it will look, “Kocharyan told .
The new season of the VTB League starts on September 21.
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Source : MatchTV
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