Milovan Rakovic and Evgeny Valiev:
Turning up the pressure

Master-class with Triumph (Russia) players Milovan Rakovic and Evgeny Valiev.

Player Profiles:

Milovan Rakovic
Born: February 19, 1985 in Ujic
Nationality: Serbia
Position: Center
Height: 208 cm
Club: Triumph (Russia)
Former Clubs: Polet Keramika (Serbia), Atlas Banka Novi-Beograd (Serbia), Mega Vizura (Serbia), Spartak (Russia), Siena (Italy), Zalgiris (Lithuania), Bilbao (Spain).
Titles: 2001 FIBA Europe U16 champion. 2005 FIBA Europe U20 bronze medalist. 2010-2011 Italian league champion. 2010-2011 Italian Supercup champion. 2011-2012 Lithuanian Cup champion. 2011-2012 Baltic League champion. 2012-2013 Eurocup finalist. 2013-2014 FIBA EuroChallenge silver medalist.

Evgeny Valiev
Born: May 3, 1990 in Monchegorsk
Nationality: Russia
Position: Forward
Height: 205 cm
Club: Triumph (Russia)
Former Clubs: Ural-Great (Russia), RVK (Russia), Triumph-2 (Russia)
National Team: 2013 EuroBasket participant
Titles: 2013 Universiade champion. 2013-2014 FIBA EuroChallenge silver medalist. 2011-2012 FIBA EuroChallenge bronze medalist.