Since then, the 36-year-old’s contract with the Rockets has expired, and it seems quite doubtful that he’ll be back for the 2024-25 campaign. With Steven Adams returning from injury, Houston now has three players (Adams, Alperen Sengun, and Jock Landale) who can only function at center, and general manager Rafael Stone is unlikely to roster a fourth center with no positional versatility.

But the 7-foot-4 big man with soft touch around the basket can still score effectively and efficiently in the low post. That’s why, in a new interview with Meridian Sport (and translated by Eurohoops.net), Marjanovic told reporters in his native Serbia that he’s hoping to extend his NBA career.

Marjanovic said, per the translation:

Every time you make plans, it doesn’t work out. Plans always change. Here, I first wanted to come by plane, but we arrived by car. I have no plans. I enjoy every segment of life. I’m waiting for the NBA, but if it doesn’t happen, there is a lot on paper going on. But let’s move on.