It’s official, Jordan Loyd in Monaco: “The club has big dreams, I know we can achieve them”
It’s not a scoop, it’s confirmation. AS Monaco formalizes the signing for the next two seasons of American full-back Jordan Loyd (1.93m, 28 years old) from Zenit Saint-Petersburg.
The Atlanta, Georgia native played 11 games for the Toronto Raptors in 2018-19. He is therefore an NBA champion. After that, he chained Valencia, then the Red Star of Belgrade under the leadership in particular of Sasa Obradovic. He stood at 13.2 points, 4 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 14.4 rating last season in Euroleague before the exclusion of Russian clubs, and moreover he won the championship of the VTB League .
His reasons for choosing the Roca Team, he explains them on club website :
” There are several reasons. Obviously the ambitions of the club come first. The leaders directly made me part of the objectives of the season and that convinced me immediately. I kept an eye on last year’s squad. Their fighting spirit in the Euroleague, the seriousness of the staff and management made me want to join Monaco. The club with big dreams, I know we can achieve them. I can’t wait to start the season. »
About Sasa Obradovic, who had been dismissed from the Red Star during the season, he explains:
“Sasa and I have a special relationship. It was hard for him his departure but also for the players and for me. At the time, we knew how to keep this good state of mind to stay strong together. It was not easy. I will always be grateful to Sasa, he trusted me a lot, he blessed me with many opportunities at Red Star and I told him. We spoke from time to time together, we took our respective news to know if we were well. He is a very passionate coach, who will make you work, make you push your limits, but encourage you constantly. Thanks to his confidence, I managed to surpass myself. Belgrade we have always been on the same wavelength. It’s perfect to be coached in these conditions, it can only work. So I’m very happy to be reunited with him again. This is one of the reasons for my signature. »
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