Luka Lapornik is staying in Krka

Monday, 06. July 2020 at 18:34

Luka Lapornik has extended his contract with Krka and he will be captain of the green & white team in the 2020/21 season.

Luka Lapornik (Photo: Partizan NIS)

Krka have continued building their team for the next season. After the arrivals of Nejc Barič (Koper Primorska), Jan Kosi (Koper Primorska) and Jan Rebec (Šentjur), the green & whites announced that they have extended the contract with Luka Lapornik.

Lapornik was one of the best players of Krka in the previous season as he averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in the ABA League.

This 31-year old shooting guard will therefore continue playing for the club in which he spent 5 years in two different periods. Lapornik played for Krka from 2013 to 2016, while he then returned to Novo mesto in 2018 and has stayed there ever since. During that time Lapornik have helped Krka win one national title (2014) and three national cups (2014, 2015 & 2016).

Also, it is important to mention that Luka Lapornik will be Krka’s captain in the upcoming season.

As he agreed on extension of cooperation with the Novo mesto squad, Luka Lapornik told: “I am happy to be staying at Krka. I got used to playing here, this is my new home. Krka have demonstrated high interest in keeping me in the team, so we have agreed to terms quickly. I am satisfied. The coach has also presented me his vision of the team and game for the new season, so it hasn’t been tough to make a choice. Our team will be renewed. But it’s clear, that all of the new players are good guys, which is extremely important. They have worked hard in practices that they have undergone. I believe that it is a good sign ahead of what is coming.”

--------------------

Luka Lapornik ostaja pri Krki

Krka in košarkar Luka Lapornik sta podaljšala sodelovanje, Luka pa bo tudi v novi sezoni pomemben člen dolenjske ekipe in kapetan članskega moštva.

Luka Lapornik je s košarko začel v Šentjurju, kjer je igral med letoma 2005 in 2010. Temu je sledila selitev v dres Laškega, kjer je ostal do 2013. Potem je prvič prišel v Novo mesto, ostal tri sezone in pustil močan pečat. Zavoljo dobrih iger pri nas so ga opazili tudi na tujem – sprva je igral v španskem Joventutu, potem še v romunski Steaui. Leta 2018 se je vrnil v Novo mesto.

V dresu Krke je osvojil tri domače pokalne naslove (med letoma 2014 in 2016), leta 2014 je bil tudi državni prvak.

V minuli sezoni je v Ligi ABA igral po 28,9 minute, v tem času je 9,6 točkam dodal po 2,6 skoka, 2,2 podaji in 1,1 pridobljeno žogo na srečanje. Še posebej se je izkazal na tekmi 8. kroga regionalne Lige ABA, ko je Krka doma gostila in porazila Igokeo. Lapornik je 26 točkam (iz osmih poizkusov je zadel kar pet trojk) dodal štiri skoke in pet podaj.

Luka Lapornik je ob dogovoru z Novomeščani dejal: „Vesel sem, da ostajam v Krki. Navadil sem se, tu sem kot doma. Krka je pokazala zelo velik interes, da bi ostal, hitro smo se dogovorili. Zadovoljen sem. Trener mi je predstavil tudi vizijo ekipe in igre za novo sezono, ni se bilo težko odločiti. Kot kaže, bomo imeli prevetreno ekipo. Je pa jasno, da so vsi novinci dobri fantje, kar je v prvi vrsti zelo pomembno. Dobro so tudi delali na treningih, ki so jih že opravili. Menim, da je vse skupaj dobra popotnica za naprej.“

 

>