Through a long post on social media, the Banco di Sardegna Sassari announced the release of Philip Kruslin: “Thank you very much, you will always remain one of us”, writes the company. The 35-year-old Croatian arrived in Sardinia in 2020 and played for Dinamo for four seasons (5.4 points per game in 2023/24). The club’s tribute: “He reached levels of excellence, he always gave everything for the shirt even in the most difficult season. He never held back, he always tried to do good for the team even in the toughest moments. A true player , honest, loyal, of great spirit and sacrifice. He has become a protagonist several times.
He reached peaks of absolute level, a great playoff against Venezia in the time of Covid, a sumptuous second part of the season with Bucchi culminating with the sensational playoff against Brescia where he stopped the Della Valle Mitrou-Long duo and expressed himself at increasingly higher standards high.
Last season he played a crazy championship, among the three best defenders in the championship, the best 3-point shooter in the League with over five attempts per game, for twelve consecutive games in double figures. He played the best basketball of his career on both ends of the court. In the playoffs against Venezia he raised the bar even further, becoming decisive and deadly from beyond the arc, the 6/9 from 3 points in game 4 will remain engraved in the stone of qualification for the Scudetto semi-finals.
He never wanted the spotlight on himself, he conquered everyone with his friendliness and cheerfulness, he always adapted to covering multiple roles and taking on responsibilities even when he wasn’t in his best mood. Thank you very much Filippo Kruslinyou will always remain one of us!“.
