{"id":476841,"date":"2026-01-02T17:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=476841"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:31:44","slug":"jeremy-sochan-scoring-is-easier-in-the-nba-than-in-europe-and-thats-why-i-chose-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/jeremy-sochan-scoring-is-easier-in-the-nba-than-in-europe-and-thats-why-i-chose-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Sochan: \u201cScoring Is Easier in the NBA Than in Europe \u2014 And That\u2019s Why I Chose Poland\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"530\"><strong data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"318\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jeremy Sochan<\/span><\/span><\/strong> shared candid thoughts on two widely discussed topics: the difference between scoring in the NBA and European basketball, and his decision to represent Poland at the international level instead of Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"808\">Asked about comments made by stars such as <strong data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"616\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"659\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lauri Markkanen<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"706\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Nikola Joki\u0107<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2014all of whom have said scoring is easier in the NBA than in Europe\u2014Sochan agreed with that assessment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"808\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HhcrVecQtp0?si=sJKNSYGa4j-CT2nq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"1045\">\u201cI think so,\u201d Sochan said. \u201cIn the NBA, I don\u2019t want to say it\u2019s open because everyone\u2019s so athletic, but you have three-second defensive calls. You have different areas you can\u2019t touch and stuff. So it\u2019s easier. It\u2019s easier for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1175\">However, the <strong data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1101\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">San Antonio Spurs<\/span><\/span><\/strong> forward was careful to add that elite skill is still required to succeed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1259\">\u201cBut again, you still need to be very talented to score in this league,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1454\">Sochan also addressed his international career choice, explaining why he ultimately committed to <strong data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1399\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Poland<\/span><\/span><\/strong> rather than <strong data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1453\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">United Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1622\">\u201cI\u2019m going to be honest,\u201d Sochan said. \u201cI was playing for both teams. I had a great tournament with England and a good one with Poland. You\u2019ve got to balance it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1681\">According to Sochan, the deciding factor was opportunity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1951\">\u201cAt the time, I had way more opportunities with Poland\u2014games, training camps, testing, exposure to other European clubs and countries. It was on a different level,\u201d he explained. \u201cWith Poland, all the camps were free, flights were free. 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