On May 9th, 1988, a basketball star was born.
Nemanja Bjelica started his life and his journey in the country of Serbia, nearly five thousand miles away from Minnesota, the state he will be spending time in for at least the next three years.
Bjelica has joined the Minnesota Timberwolves — signing what has widely been reported as a three-year, $12 million contract — as the reigning Euro League MVP who is finally able to take the next step in his career and play in the world’s toughest, premier league: the NBA.
In today’s NBA, Europeans may be more stereotyped than any other race or culture, which will lead to fans and aficionados to ask the questions: Is he soft?