Joan Plaza on new FIBA windows: 'Overexploiting players is bad'

Before Euroleague game against KK Crvena Zvezda, Unicaja Malaga head coach Joan Plaza answered a question about the new schedule arranged by FIBA for the NTs. Plaza explained that all the sides involved in the discussion should sit and prepare a more consensual schedule.

"Zeljko Obradovic and several prestigious players have already expressed their opinion about this issue before me," Plaza said. "I agree with them, I'll never tell a player to go or not to go with his NT. All the sides involved need to sit down and arrange a more consensual schedule. FIBA, Euroleague, ACB, all of them need to re-think this situation. Overexploiting players it's a bad thing. The players must have August on vacation and July to be with their selections and the rest, for the clubs, that pay them. From there, the club controls the contracts and must decide. "