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He Lives for the National Team: Alimpijević Expects Jokić to Play for Serbia in the Summer
Serbian national basketball team coach Dušan Alimpijević stated that he expects Denver player Nikola Jokić to play for the national team during the summer.
TL;DR
- Coach Dušan Alimpijević expects Nikola Jokić to play for the Serbian national team in July and August.
- Jokić is reportedly very dedicated to playing for the national team.
- Serbia has World Cup qualifying matches on July 2 against Switzerland and July 5 against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Bogdan Bogdanović will likely miss the July qualifying window due to health and club matters.
- Bogdanović is expected to join the team for the August window.