Mathias Lessort also talked about the NBA offer he received from the New York Knicks: “I had an offer from New York. They were interested, but there was no buyout in my contract with Panathinaikos. It would have been a waste of time to insist. I know that this offer would have been on the table this year, as well as that other teams would have been interested. I would have paid (like Yabusele) to play in the NBA, because the NBA is a dream for me. I wanted the people in Martinique to see a player from the island on their TV again. To be an example for the kids, bigger than what I am now. We’ll see what the future brings.”