{"id":532541,"date":"2026-09-19T09:53:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=532541"},"modified":"2026-09-19T09:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:53:33","slug":"olimpia-wright-i-chose-milano-thinking-that-i-deserved-a-better-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/olimpia-wright-i-chose-milano-thinking-that-i-deserved-a-better-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Olimpia, Wright: “I chose Milano thinking that I deserved a better opportunity”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moses Wright, Olimpia Milano\u2019s new center, spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em> in an interview by Antonino Morici on the eve of the team\u2019s official debut against Virtus Bologna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On his move to Milan, after initially appearing destined for Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI chose thinking that I deserved a better opportunity. Here there are players I can learn from, people who have won the EuroLeague like Peters, Hall and Guduric. We can build something special.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has taken Nebo\u2019s spot on the roster, with Nebo staying in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJosh is a great player, very athletic, lethal when cutting to the basket. He has a great presence around the rim and in that sense we are similar. I\u2019m here to play hard, with energy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then comes the debut against Virtus Bologna, and starting well matters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOlimpia is a great club. When you step on the court, you know you have the responsibility of carrying a brand like Giorgio Armarti. Pressure is part of the game, I\u2019m prepared for it. What I\u2019ve discovered is a high-level organization. Everyone knows exactly what to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olimpia have missed the EuroLeague playoffs for four years. Wright, however, has reached them every season with Olympiacos and Zalgiris.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbsolutely. Nobody came here to go on vacation. We know how difficult it is to win in the EuroLeague, but we also know how much we are worth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On his experience playing alongside Peters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe does whatever it takes, whether it\u2019s diving for a loose ball, playing tough defense or hitting important threes. Alee is a winner.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

His first impressions of new head coach Peppe Poeta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe gets you involved, makes sure everyone feels good on the court. Having been a great player in Italy, he has basketball IQ and knowledge to pass on. We\u2019re all learning from him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Moses Wright spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":532542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[199,259],"tags":[16371],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-532541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euroleague","category-serie-a","tag-olimpia-milano-en"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/017__R5_4259.jpg","digistream_id":0,"digistream":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":532545,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532541\/revisions\/532545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532541"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=532541"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=532541"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=532541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}