Jaxson Hayes, a 26-year-old American basketball player who shares a dressing room with Luka Dončić at the Los Angeles Lakers, has officially sworn an oath and received a Slovenian passport. Standing 213 cm tall, Hayes is expected to become a key pillar of the Slovenian national team in the coming years, although he will not be eligible to play in upcoming qualification matches yet. He had an outstanding season in America, averaging 7.4 points and over four rebounds per game across 75 contests.
Občasni slovenski reprezentant Aljaž Kunc se iz Poljske seli v Španijo, kjer bo branil barve Girone.
Slovenski košarkar Aljaž Kunc bo kariero nadaljeval v španskem državnem prvenstvu. Okrepil je vrste Girone, je katalonski klub pred dnevi potrdil na spletni strani. Šestindvajsetletni krilni košarkar je podpisal pogodbo konca naslednje sezone.
Občasni slovenski reprezentant ima za sabo zelo dobro sezono v poljskem Torunu. Na 28 tekmah je v povprečju dosegel 17,1 točke ter 6,6 skoka ob 36-odstotnem metu za tri točke.
Kunc je bil del izbrane vrste, ki je igrala v prvem ciklu kvalifikacij za svetovno prvenstvo leta 2027, v drugem je manjkal, za tretjega pa se ni znašel na seznamu selektorja Aleksandra Sekulića . Prvič je za izbrano vrsto igral februarja 2024 proti Ukrajini v kvalifikacijah za EP 2025, skupaj pa je zbral štiri nastope.
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Krilni košarkar, ki v višino meri 207 cm, je leta 2017 zapustil Slovenijo in se podal prek luže, kjer je nato v srednješolskih in univerzitetnih programih igral do konca sezone 2022/23. Kasneje se je podal na Poljsko, od koder se tudi seli v Španijo.
"Verjamemo, da gre za igralca, ki hitro napreduje. Njegove številke in tudi razvoj mimo teh to potrjujejo. Je igralec, ki je nevaren tudi od daleč, zaradi česar lahko odpira prostor pod košem. Igra v visokem ritmu in se hitro vključuje v napad. Inteligentno bere igro in se dobro giba tudi brez žoge," je med drugim v izjavi za klub dejal športni direktor Fernando San Emeterio.
Girona, ki jo kot predsednik in podpredsednik vodita slovita španska brata Marc in Pau Gasol, je v minuli sezoni španskega prvenstva zasedla 12. mesto med 18 klubi. Zbrala je 14 zmag in 20 porazov.
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Jaxson Hayes, a 26-year-old American basketball player who shares a dressing room with Luka Dončić at the Los Angeles Lakers, has officially sworn an oath and received a Slovenian passport. Standing 213 cm tall, Hayes is expected to become a key pillar of the Slovenian national team in the coming years, although he will not be eligible to play in upcoming qualification matches yet. He had an outstanding season in America, averaging 7.4 points and over four rebounds per game across 75 contests.
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Aljaž Kunc, a Slovenian basketball player who occasionally represents Slovenia internationally, has signed with Girona in the Spanish league. He previously played for Torun in Poland, where he averaged 17.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game this season. Kunc made his debut for the Slovenian national team in February 2024 during Euro 2025 qualification matches but did not feature in subsequent rounds. The article outlines his career moves and performance highlights.
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