Svetislav Pesic doesn't want to stick to the story without turning the spotlight on players who aren't here.

I don't know if I'm right to talk about Jokic," said Pesic, who led Yugoslavia to victory at the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis. "I can only say once. Yokichi is always part of the team because he is the best player in the world right now. He's a great man."

I don't think this is the time to talk too much about Yokichi. Now is the time to talk about the players here," Pesic said.

Even with Jokic, one of the best players who decided to skip the World Cup after winning the NBA championship at the Denver Nuggets, the players here have definitely shown the world what they can deliver.

Another NBA star, Bogdan Bogdanovic, led Serbia's offense to 23 points, lifted Serbia to 95-86, ended Canada's World Cup-winning race, and received 16 points each from Nikola Milutinov and Ognen Dobrick.

Pesic also noted the team-wide effort to control Canada's top player, Shay Gileus-Alexander. The Oklahoma City Thunder star had 15 points and 9 rebounds, but only 8 shots on the field and 2 on the foul line.

"I'm very proud of my players, my team, my coaching staff, my medical staff… For me, a very important point in preparing for the game was to take away points from the conversion. This is the point. Secondly, it's a very good one-on-one defense against Shy," Pesic said. 메이저 토토사이트