“I’ve had the idea of going there for several years. It finally worked out. On the one hand, I am afraid of it, because it is so unknown. But it’s always like that when I went to play in a new country or in a new environment. I’m definitely looking forward to it and I think it will be a great experience both in basketball and in life, “he said Wet journalists at the end of the concentration of the Czech national team in Nymburk.
He dreamed of engaging in Asia.
“I’ve been to China twice, last year at the World Cup and before at the 2011 Universiade. Of course, Japan will be something else, but there’s a bit of a similarity, it’s Asia. I’m very attracted to it, I would like to see what life is like there. “I was at a university in America for four years, now in all possible countries around Europe, and I wanted to look a little further to see the whole world,” he said.
The Brno offspring went abroad already in 2009. He spent a year at the Canarias Basketball Academy in Tenerife, then worked four seasons overseas at the Seton Hall Pirates in the NCAA, then replaced the Polish clubs Kutno, Koszalin, Radom, while playing in Spain for Manresa and before Boulazac he managed an engagement in Pistoia, Italy.
“Culture and lifestyle in Japan will be different from Europe. I have experienced that in every country it has given me a great deal of life, and I have begun to see the world from a different angle. I’m really looking forward to it, “added Auda.
In Asia, he saw for himself the possibility of applying in Japan. “Unlike China, where NBA or former NBA players go, Japan is more real to me. At the same time, there is good money. We tried to get some engagement there with the agent, I talked to one team there last year, but unfortunately it didn’t work out in the end, “he said.
A successful performance at last year’s World Cup in China helped him. “Yokohama’s coach is American (Kyle Milling) and I know that when my agent talked to him, he said he watched a lot of World Cup matches,” Auda said.
He has more detailed information from another Octagon agent, who represents him in the person of Phillip Parun. “Although he is from Greece, but he has several players there, he goes there and he knows the league, so I get the most information from him. It is said that it is very difficult to get into that league, because they do not like to admit new people there, “said Auda.
“There can now be three foreigners per team and two can be disguised for the match. They prefer to sign for players who have been in that league and have proven themselves, and are willing to pay more money for it. Maybe three or five times more than when they got there in the first season, “he described.
Information about Aud’s departure from Boulazac to Yokohama appeared in mid-July, but the signing of the annual contract was not announced until this week on Wednesday.
“It simply came to our notice then. I thought I was going back to France. We had signed such a promise about a future contract, but unfortunately I have not received or signed any specific contract in the last few months, “Auda described the situation.
Patrik Auda in Boulazac jersey:
“During that time, this offer came, and when it was possible to get out of the promise, the agent and I said we would go for it and report it to FIBA. She acknowledged that there was nothing wrong with that and that I could leave, that it was not a valid contract and that the club in France could not hold my transfer slip, “Auda added.
Due to restrictions due to the spread of covid-19, it is not yet clear when it will fly to Japan. Auda has information that at least mid-August they are not allowed to travel there. “The situation is not completely bad there, they had a total of about 20,000 infected. They tend to be more careful, maybe it will last through September, but I hope that it will open as soon as possible so that I can go there to train, “he said.
As in France, he will be alone, but during the season he has already registered great interest in the possibility of visiting from family and friends. So far, they are learning the basics of Japanese. “I can say a few words, like to say hello. I will have to learn something else, because English will not save me in all places, “said Auda.
He will find out more details in Yokohama. “All I know is that I won’t have a car, which will be the first time in years I’ve played somewhere. Probably on the one hand it is not necessary and on the other hand there is the management on the other side than in our country. I don’t know much about the details, I’ll see everything when I get there, “Auda added.
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