Close to becoming the team with the most presence in Mexicoby adding this Saturday his eighth game in the country, within the organization of the Dallas Mavericksthe Mexican Eduardo Najera He assured that he is committed to ensuring that this organization, for which he still works, becomes the favorite of the national public.
One of the pioneers in reaching the NBA to Mexico y Dallas player from 2000 to 2004 In his first stage and later in 2010 briefly, the former basketball player indicated that despite having increasingly complex dreams to fulfill, such as managing to bring a figure like LeBron James to the country, today focuses on helping one of the teams grow where He had the best presence on the North American court.
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“Personally, today I only wish that Mexico City and the country also become Mavericks fansbecause I continue working with them and we want to promote the brand in Mexico,” he indicated.
Najera pide call by Karaim Lopez
When asked about Karim Lopez18-year-old Mexican player who is preparing to enter next year’s draft NBA as a potential first-rounder and perhaps top 10 overall player, Nájera called for calm over the country’s still developing starsince Karim said he still doesn’t know what work really is and to that is added the pressure that is increasingly growing around him.
“At 18 years old at best, you have been playing for three years and you still don’t know what hard work really is. Karim today is a super talent due to his height and his diversity on the field, but he must understand that the most complicated thing is yet to come.. For me the easiest thing was being chosen. The complex thing was to maintain myself,” he explained.
The NBA highlights its social policy of leaving an impact on the places it visits, with ideas such as holding clinics with teams to bring younger people closer to this sport.
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Despite these comments, Eduardo considers that Karim has all the conditions to not only become an NBA figure but eventually break all brands that he and other national figures like Horacio Llamas achieved on the American court.
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