Sacramento Kings: Bogi & Belly Lead Serbia To Fifth Place
By Rafe Wong
In their final match in the FIBA World Cup, Sacramento Kings’ Serbian duo Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica lead Serbia to a fifth-place finish.
They might not have finished the way they wanted to, but the Serbian national team ended their FIBA World Cup campaign on a high note. For the rights to finish fifth place in the tournament, Serbia defeated the Czech Republic by a score of 90-81.
The Sacramento Kings were well represented during this match. Both Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica played in this game and finished with solid performances. Bjelica recorded three points and two rebounds while Bogdanovic blew up by scoring a whopping 31 points. Nothing new for Bogi as he has been an All-Star during this year’s World Cup.
A Successful World Cup, For The Kings
Going into the tournament, Serbia was one of the favorites to become the next FIBA World Cup champions. Unfortunately, the team overall underachieved, as they finished fifth place, but the two Kings representing the program played good basketball.
In seven games, Bjelica averaged around 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists per contest. And for Bogdanovic, he averaged around 23 points, four rebounds, and four assists per game in a span of eight matches.
Not only did the duo of Kings play good basketball during the World Cup, but they left the tournament being injury-free. Every member of this year’s Sacramento Kings needs to be healthy entering the NBA season, especially Bogdan.
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The purple and white have a mission of making the playoffs this season, and for them to achieve their goal, they need their main players to be on their A-Game night in and night out.