After Sarunas Jasikevicius was presented with his EuroLeague Coach of the Year award, Nigel Hayes-Davis, Wade Baldwin IV, Errick McCollum, Dyshawn Pierre, and Tarik Biberovic discuss various topics about Saras, including what makes him Coach of the Year, what separates him from other coaches, and other subjects.
Ahead of the EuroLeague playoffs opener between Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Paris Basketball, Sarunas Jasikevicius was officially presented with his Coach of the Year award.
Luckily, the historic moment for the Lithuanian coach wasn't spoiled, thanks to Wade Baldwin IV's dagger that clinched Fenerbahce's win in Game 1.
Saras became the first Lithuanian to claim this award and the first person to win the EuroLeague as a player and later be named the competition's best coach.
That being said, no one on the team knows Jasikevicius more than the players, who share the everyday grind of a long season with him.
BasketNews spoke with five Fenerbahce players who discussed various topics about Jasikevicius, including what makes him Coach of the Year, what separates him from other coaches, and other subjects.
What makes Jasikevicius EuroLeague Coach of the Year?
Nigel Hayes-Davis
"He's a genius when it comes to the game of basketball.
Obviously, everyone knows what
