Kruno Simon: 'I was close to Olympiacos, Zagreb rejected the proposal'

In an interview with Eurohoops.net, Krunoslav Simon said that he was very close to both Olympiacos and Unicaja Malaga but both deals collapsed.

"I was very close to Olympiacos, but my team refused to let me go and the deal collapsed. Of course, I wanted to play in such a team. When you have an opportunity like this you say “yes” immediately. KK Zagreb, however, didn’t let me go. What could I do? It wasn’t on me. So, I decided to keep playing basketball here for 3-4 more months, until I will be free agent. Unicaja Malaga? 1-2 days before finalizing the agreement, Unicaja has asked me to sing a contract until the end of the season. I couldn’t agree to play there for only a few months, so I refused the contract. Caja Laboral also was interested and after Malaga. Siena called me. But they also wanted to offer me a contract only for a few months. I didn’t think it would help my career".

Simon admitted he has already an offer from Cedevita Zagreb for the coming season.