Olimpia Milano: Shevon Shields warns, “Euroleague? Crazy level.”
The AX will make its Euroleague debut on Oct. 3 with Monaco
The new season è is just around the corner. Over the weekend è the Italian Super Cup is scheduled at the Unipol Arena in Casalecchio, Bologna. Olimpia Milano will make its season debut against Reyer Venezia (Saturday 21). On Sunday 29, the league opener in Trieste and, on Oct. 3, the start of the Euroleague with an away game on the difficult court of Monaco.
Shields, now one of the veterans of the red-and-white team (ready to play his fifth season in an Olimpia Milano jersey), warns everyone: "We are close to the’debut, the pressure is mounting. The level in the Euroleague è crazy: every night to win we never need less than our best, only in this way can we bring home victories", his words to Gazzetta dello Sport.
The red and white star, as of this year, è also the captain of the club, along with the other veteran Ricci: "È special to be the captain. Starting my fifth year with Olimpia, I have worked hard to get here, and it's an honor. I try to lead by example and I want to continue to be an important piece of what we are building".
It will take the best Shields to push Olimpia Milano to achieve the goals it has set for this season. Getting to the Euroleague playoffs è a very important goal, which everyone cares about very much, first and foremost Shields.
