NLB MVP OF MARCH: Jaka Blažič (Cedevita Olimpija)

Jaka Blažič has proven, throughout the month of March, his dominance on the AdmiralBet ABA League courts wherever he has appeared and besides the fact that he finished the month near the very top of the statistical category of valuation, he deserved himself the award with his contribution to the team's success – Cedevita Olimpija have won all four games during the month of March, which has already secured themselves a Playoffs spot, with 4 games remaining.

The swingman in the rankings of the Ljubljana squad averaged 16.8 points, 4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and a valuation of 19.3 during the games of Cedevita Olimpija.

Lately good performances by Jaka Blažič do not come as a surpsise to anyone. However, we wondered what’s the reason that it came just now. “I feel great and the whole team has been playing in a good rhythm over the past weeks. I always try to do everything I can on court for the win of my team. It is important for me that the teammates and coach trust me. We make a great match on court and my shape is the sum of all those mentioned things,” the captain of the Dragons told.

The timing of the excellent results of the green and orange match with the arrival of some reinforces during the season. Coincidence? “Zoran Dragić and Alen Omić have brought us experience, quality and energy. We lacked all of that in the first part of the season. Yogi Ferrell has experience with playing in the NBA, while he is a new guy in Europe, but keeps playing better and better. All three of them fit in just perfectly into our system of game.”

Jaka Blažič believes that most important thing for his squad, despite playing fantastically lately, is to think only about one game at the time and not make big predictions in advance: “We wish to go step by step. I believe that we can cope with any team, that faces us in the finish of the season and it is important for us to enter this part of the season in good shape. We will be facing only high-quality teams, so we do not wish to look to far ahead. It is important for us to stay in the given moment and think only about the upcoming game at every point.”

And what could be the advantages of Cedevita Olimpija squad compared to the competitors for the top? “For quite some time we have been repeating that our offense is excellent, but we have also been playing impressively on defensive end. Our offensive game was never a problem, since we have abundance of talent. When we combine both ends of the court the way we should, it is a dangerous combination for our competitors and it is our task to continue with such performances and we will try to maintain our excellent shape until the very end of the season,” Blažič concluded.

Check out some fancy plays by Jaka Blažič from the month of March: