Rakim Sanders in his first interview in Milano, as an Olimpia player. He had to say a lot: “I’ll love to play with Alessandro Gentile. We fought each other eleven times last year. he plays with passione, just like me”. On his game: “Everything starts with defense. I like to play defense. It’s the best way to win games and all I want is winning”. On Milano: “Actually, when I was in bamberg and we faced Milano I told my teammates how special would’ve been playing here. If you can play in Milano, you do. There’s no better place in Europe. As an American I think about the NBA but it’s not a problem. I’m happy playing at the highest level I can play and this is a very good level”. Sassari? “We were all on the same page. We wanted to play possession by possession and that mentality carried us all season. When I scored on a rebound in game 7 in Milano I actually thought the game was won. I didn’t realize it was overtime until I made it to my bench”. On his condition after being idle for six months. “I’m improving every day. The guys gave me a huge welcome. I can’t wait to start helping out on the court. For what I’ve seen there’s a lot of positive energy in the team. Everybod talks to everybody, everybody helps everybody. It’s great”.