Indonesian National Team Naturalization Players Will Appear In The NBA, Team With Giannis Antetokounmpo And Damian Lillard

JAKARTA - Indonesian national team naturalization player Marques Bolden will appear in the famous NBA basketball competition. He is said to have signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

With this contract, Bolden, who has Joyo's nickname, can also play in the NBA in the G League at the same time. The G League is a low-level professional basketball competition that the NBA recognizes.

"The results of the discussion by the Bucks team were very amazed by Marques' performance in defending the Red and White Team at the Pre Olympic Qualifier. Good performance at that time opened up opportunities that led to this two-way contract," said Indonesian Basketball National Team Manager Jeremy Imanuel Santoso, as reported by Antara.

Previously, Bolden had also played for the Bucks, even though it was only in the 2022-2023 pre-season match. When the regular season begins, Bolden is released by the Bucks.

Now, Bolden is officially listed as a Marioster Milwaiuke Bucks to complete 18 players. He will play alongside NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo and also new Bucks player Damian Lillard.

Saat Pra Kualifikasi Olimpiade Paris, Bolden tampil impresif. Pada laga pembuka saat mengalahkan Kazakh, dia membukukan 40 poin, 10 rebound, dan 2 assist. Dengan komitsi poin sebanyak itu, Indonesia mengalahkan Kazakhstan dengan posisi 91-82.

Then in the second match against India, Bolden recorded the most points 23 points and 9 rebounds. Unfortunately, the contribution of points has not been able to prevent Indonesia from losing due to the final score of 74-90 for India.

Against Saudi Arabia, Bolden scored the most points with 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists. In this match, Indonesia lost 72-86. In the fourth game, Joyo contributed 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 assist for Indonesia against Bahrain. In this match, Indonesia surrendered 95-72.

In the last match against Syria, Joyo again contributed the most points with 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 1 assist. Donation of this point led Indonesia to a second victory with a position of 84-78.

In total, from these three matches, Joyo scored 117 points, 46 rebounds, and 6 assists. "Indonesian players are back in the NBA. Ready to bring 275 million Indonesians to support Milwaukee buckets," Jeremy said.