Montenegro - Aleksandar "Sasha" Pavlovic
All roads from Bar are tough. Most of Montenegro's coastline is sandwiched between the warm Adriatic sea and an ominous mountain range stretching all the way into northern Europe. Bar is Montenegro's premiere tourist destination, with visitors braving winding access roads leading to a sea shore that is as inviting as its counterpart on the Italian side. It might not be too long before tour guides start showing the house where Sasha Pavlovic was born.
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All roads from Bar are tough. Most of Montenegro's coastline is sandwiched between the warm Adriatic sea and an ominous mountain range stretching all the way into northern Europe. Bar is Montenegro's premiere tourist destination, with visitors braving winding access roads leading to a sea shore that is as inviting as its counterpart on the Italian side. It might not be too long before tour guides start showing the house where Sasha Pavlovic was born.
Winding roads were the least of Sasha's worries on his way to the NBA. Cleveland Cavaliers forward was more athletic than the rest of the kids playing pickup ball outside, and after a short stint with local amateur teams he quickly found success in the capitol town of Podgorica, with Buducnost, a team that first exposed him to European basketball and, indirectly, made him visible to the NBA as well. Winding roads might be hard, but well worth it if they lead you to a league that fits you best.
"I think the NBA is perfect for me. Everybody in this league has talent, but to succeed you really have to be athletic. Before I came to the NBA, I was an athlete, meaning I was fast and I could jump. Here I finally had a chance to use it more because without that you can not play in this league. European basketball was slower and depended more on the outside shot. Here it is more physical and based on running..."