Dallas Mavericks: Boban Marjanovic drops 17 in Serbia’s win over New Zealand

Dallas Mavericks center Boban Marjanvoic scored 17 points for his native Serbia in their win over New Zealand on Aug. 25. Find out more here.

Dallas Mavericks big man Boban Marjanovic is preparing for his first season in Dallas by playing for his native Serbia. They are gearing up for the 2019 FIBA World Cup with exhibition games.

Australia’s shocking upset of Team USA has Serbia confident they can take home the gold medal next month in China. Here is the latest.

AusTiger Cup

Serbia is joined by France, New Zealand, and Italy in the AusTiger Cup in China. It is a round-robin tournament used as a prep for the World Cup. Serbia had their second game on Sunday.

Marjanovic stars in win

The Serbian National Team defeated New Zealand 88-78. Boban was key in the win. He dropped 17 points with four rebounds. Marjanovic did not play in the team’s first game of the competition.

Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic finished with eight points, 11 rebounds, and five assists against New Zealand.

Serbia decided to sit four players including Sacramento Kings’ wings Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica.

Up next

Serbia remained undefeated in exhibition play. They have nine wins since the start of August. Their last tune-up takes place on Tuesday against France. The French are fresh off wins over Italy and New Zealand. It should be an exciting contest.

Serbia kicks off their World Cup schedule on Saturday against Angola. They are the favorites to win Group D. Italy will provide a stern test before the knockout phase of the competition.

Boban Marjanovic will be a matchups play in China. Teams looking to play big will have to guard against the Mavs center.

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