“I have not yet decided which national team I will play for.”

The son of great player Peja Stojakovic, Andrej has inherited his father’s talent and is looking to find a place in the best league in the world, the NBA. He currently plays for Stanford College and was with his team in the friendly preparations in Greece.

On the occasion of his visit to the country of origin of his mother, Alika Kamila, Andrei spoke to the COSMOTE TV camera on behalf of the Pick n’ Roll program and admitted that at the moment he has not decided whether or not he wants to compete for the Greek or Serbian national team.

“I didn’t like basketball before Covid-19. I was just playing with my friends to do something when I was bored. Four years ago, during the Covid period, schools were closed, stadiums were closed, there was nothing in America.” , in California. Every day I was out with my dad and we would play basketball, shoot guns, and play games. This is how we started and worked every day, and this is how I fell in love with basketball.”He confessed at first with complete honesty.

The first thing his father taught him: “To stay calm. Even though there is all this noise, and I will hear people cursing at me or I will hear applause, (she taught me) not to let it affect me at all.”

Where he sees himself in the coming years: “First and foremost, health. Being happy with what I’m doing. Of course the goal is the NBA, but you never know. That’s the biggest thing I’ve realized in the last year, is not letting my time at Stanford affect me and what other people think (about me) I’ll follow my own pace and we’ll see.

For the item he wants to immediately improve in his game: “To get stronger. The game, especially in Europe, is played with experience and the more matches you play, the more you learn. That’s why I’m very happy.”

On whether he has decided whether he wants to compete for the Greek national team or for the Serbian national team“No, not at all. I haven’t thought about it at all. I don’t even think about the national team I will play for. My biggest priority now is Stanford University and how we will play with them.” I will do this year. When the time comes for a national team to ask me, I will start talking to them. The talks have not started yet. I’ll wait. My father told me that no matter what it takes, it’s “If you’re good, everyone will want you. That’s why I’ll keep going and when the time comes, I’ll decide. I’m not leaning somewhere. I haven’t thought about it at all.” . I’m not worried about anything. Playing for Greece or playing for Serbia does not matter to me at all. Wherever I play, I will be happy.”

At that moment he was wearing the shirt bearing the national emblem, representing Greece at the Hoops Summit: “It was a great experience in Portland. When I put on the shirt, I felt an indescribable feeling.”