He did his best! But the former Mavericks Pelicans interior veteran is indeed not as good as he was back then?

In the previous 1/8 final of the Men's Basketball European Championship, Slovenia finally withstood the Italian team's crazy counterattack, defeated the opponent 84-77, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. After this game, Slovenia will compete with Germany for a seat in the semi-finals, while Italy will be eliminated.

In this game, Italian team's starting inside veteran Nicolo Melli has also experienced it. Meli played 29 minutes and 24 seconds in the game, made 3 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and scored 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. It also included 3 frontcourt rebounds, 1 turnover and 2 fouls, and the plus and negative value also reached +9. Although Meli was not efficient at the basket on the offensive end, he also seized the opportunity and hit two three-pointers. He also showed a certain passing ability and support ability, which also provided a lot of help and support to the team. Meli's performance on the defensive end is also remarkable. He has also shown quite good personal defensive abilities and has also provided a lot of support to the team on the defensive end. The team's situation when Meli was on the court was also quite good, which can also be reflected in his higher positive and negative values. However, the performance of other players in the team is indeed average, and he has no way to help the team turn the situation around.

During this European Championship, Meli played 6 games in total, with averaging 24.9 minutes per game, averaging 6.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 1 turnover and 2.8 fouls. His shooting percentage was 39%, three-point shooting percentage was 31.3%, and free throw shooting percentage was 37.5%, with a plus-minus average of +5.5. Meli's performance in these games is not stable, his scoring ability has not been shown, and his offensive efficiency is also a very unstable level. However, we can also feel that Meli can still play his role on the defensive end on the court. His personal abilities are quite good, and he can also play a key role in the defensive end with his own experience.

Merry was born in January 1991 and is 34 years old, 206cm tall and weighs 107kg. He was the undraft in the 2013 NBA Draft. Meli has played in the NBA field with the Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks. Although his performance in the NBA field is not ideal, his performance in the European field is still quite good, and he can also play a good role. He can play his characteristics and value on both offense and defense. Although he is old, his role in the Italian team is quite obvious. But after all, Meli's age is that, and it is not realistic for him to continue to maintain his state in the future. I don't know how the Italian team should deal with the trouble that Meli has brought to the team as he grows older.