In an interview with the club, Janari Joesaar spoke of how joining Dziki Warszawa fulfilled his goal of staying in Poland as he continues his basketball career.
Janari Joesaar is well-travelled in basketball. Understandably, after two successful seasons with Anwil Włocławek, he wanted to stay in Poland for his next step. The Estonian got his wish as Dziki Warszawa have signed him for the upcoming season.
The following interview with Janari Joesaar was conducted by Damian Juszczyk of Dziki Warszawa and has been lightly edited.
An easy choice
Damian Juszczyk: How do you assess your last two seasons in Anwil Włocławek, and what was the reason for your decision to come to Dziki Warszawa?
Janari Joesaar: These last two years have been a good experience for me. Obviously, I got hurt in the first season. But in the second year, I went back. The team had the same coach and some of the players as well. Unfortunately, the season didn’t go as planned, but overall, it was a good experience.
I had a talk with the coach early in the summer. Firstly, I did say no. I wasn’t too sure about accepting the offer right away. But I wanted to stay in the Polish league. After a while, I started thinking about what the coach said, and I started believing him. It was to become a bigger challenge for me and a more significant role than before. In the past, I have had a similar type of role throughout my whole career. That is why I decided to accept this challenge. Hopefully, all this season will go as planned.
A second home
It is your third year in a row in Poland. Do you feel well in the league, in the country, or maybe you have some private reasons to stay?
Pretty much everything. I like the league, it is very competitive. It is also close to home – friends and family can visit me easily, but of course that wasn’t the main reason. I like the country too. There is still a lot more to discover. I haven’t really played here in a bigger city, and I was excited about that as well. But the main reason why I chose Dziki Warszawa was the very satisfying offer from here, the opportunities and what’s coming this season. I hope we are going to have a great time.
You played in Estonia, Germany, Spain and Poland. How do you find the Polish Orlen Basket Liga compared to the other mentioned leagues?
Spanish is a top league in Europe. But I didn’t have that much experience while playing in Spain, so it’s hard to draw comparisons. The Estonian-Latvian league is…
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