Vlatko Čančar celebrates NBA title in Koper
Koper, 28 June - Vlatko Čančar, who recently won the title of NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets, celebrated the accomplishment in his home town of Koper on Tuesday. The reception was naturally much smaller than the Nuggets championship parade through Denver, but it did not lack enthusiasm.
Koper
Hometown reception for Vlatko Čančar, who won this year's NBA title with the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Koper
Hometown reception for Vlatko Čančar, who won this year's NBA title with the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Koper
Hometown reception for Vlatko Čančar, who won this year's NBA title with the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Koper
Hometown reception for Vlatko Čančar, who won this year's NBA title with the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Koper
Hometown reception for Vlatko Čančar, who won this year's NBA title with the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Koper
Hometown reception for Vlatko Čančar, who won this year's NBA title with the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Koper
Hometown reception for Vlatko Čančar, who won this year's NBA title with the Denver Nuggets.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Received by hundreds of locals, the 26-year-old player said that it still seems like a dream that he has become only the fourth Slovenian to have won a championship ring.
"If someone had told me back then, when I was playing on concrete courts in front of the block of flats in Koper, that I was going to be an NBA champion, I would probably have laughed at them, especially since I preferred to play football back then," he told the press.
Čančar has been getting limited play in the League, but last season was his busiest, with 60 regular season games played and almost 15 minutes played per game on average. He took advantage of this, averaging five points per game, and also made some beautiful, attention-drawing plays.
Asked about what it is like to play with Serb Nikola Jokić, a two-time NBA MVP and this year's Finals MVP, he gave a big smile and a short-and-sweet answer: "I've never had an easier job."
Soon after the celebrations end, Čančar will start training for the 2023 FIBA World Cup together with his teammates from the national team.