Monaco GM Efimov on recruiting Mike James, building an arena on the sea & making a miracle

URBONUS · Oct 6, 2021 · 46m

Monaco GM Oleksiy Efimov joins BasketNews’ Donatas Urbonas to talk about creating a miracle in Monaco, recruiting Mike James, going through an incredible basketball journey, and building a team where one-third of residents are millionaires.

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Intro about meeting Alex Albon, Caroline Wozniacki, Novak Djokovic, and NBA stars in Monaco (00:00);

How AS Monaco signed Mike James (5:37);

The biggest highlight of the first-ever EuroLeague game in Monaco (10:57);

How AS Monaco went after Donatas Motiejunas and the next big star in Monaco (13:50);

How to attract people to watch basketball in…