Serbian center Filip Petrusev used this season in Europe to regain his confidence in his game. Now, Petrusev hopes to have a chance to show he can stick in the NBA.
"I would like to return to the NBA as soon as possible," Petrusev told Serbian media outlet Sportski Zurnal. "It is always better, for everyone and for me in particular, to go there early than to try to do it in my last years of career. I was not lucky in Philadelphia. As soon as I started playing, I was traded, and everything fell apart. Now I have regained my self-confidence, and I believe that I deserve a second chance!"
Petrusev appeared in just three NBA games with the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings before being waived in the 2023-24 season. He then signed with Olympiacos in Greece for the remainder of that season. This season, Petrusev played for Crvena Zvezda in Serbia after an early-season loan from Olympiacos.
In 55 total games this season, Petrusev averaged 13.3 points and 4.9 blocks per game. The 25-year-old big man said he's ready for another NBA chance, which his contract allows for.
"It is my great desire to return to the NBA and for this reason all the contracts I sign include an NBA out clause," Petrusev said.
Via EuroHoops.net
