LONDON (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves are hoping rookie Nikola Pekovic is the teammate who finally brings out the best in Darko Milicic.
Pekovic and the enigmatic Milicic are both competing for playing time in the center position, but have formed an instant bond because of their similar backgrounds. The 7-foot Milicic is from Serbia and the 6-foot-11 Pekovic hails from Balkan neighbor Montenegro.
Milicic is entering his first full season with the Timberwolves, having failed to live up to the expectations of being the No. 2 draft pick in 2003. He says “it’s good to have a guy from back home. It makes it much better.”
Coach Kurt Rambis says the two are spurring each other on, and that they may get playing time together as a twin-tower tandem.
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