 Paspalj akauya kuSpurs nenyasha dzaGregg Popovich, mubatsiri wemurairidzi wechikwata panguva iyoyo, uyo akaona ane makore makumi maviri nematatu ekuberekwa pamutambo wekudziya muDortmund, Germany kutanga kwaJune uko timu yenyika yeYugoslavia yakanga ichigadzirira EuroBasket 1989gare gare mumwedzi iwoyo. Kufarira mutambo waPaspalj, Popovich akatanga kutaurirana nemutambi kuburikidza naZoran Jovanović waaitamba naye musasa wekudzidzira wePaspalj uyo aitaura Chirungu achitamba nhabvu yekoreji kuLouisiana State apo mutambi webhasikiti akasiya basa Nebojša Bukumirović akapindawo mukubatana kwekushanda mukutamisa kwakatevera kubva kuPartizan kuenda kuSan Antonio. Paakasvikwa naPopovich nezvekuuya kuSpurs, Paspalj akabva angoratidza kufarira kunyangwe akazobvuma kuti haana kumbobvira atenda kuti chero chinhu chingabuda kubva pazviri sezvo pfungwa yekutamba basketball muNBA yaiita kunge isina kujeka uye kure kure kwaari. Kunyange zvakadaro, kutora kwacho kwakagadziriswa zvichitevera mukwikwidzi weEuroBasket uko Yugoslavia yakahwina goridhe mune yakatonga fashoni naPaspalj achiita All-Tournament Team nekupa 13.4 mapoinzi pamutambo pamusoro pemitambo mishanu, ese iwo anokunda anokunda maYugoslav. Muna 2015 Paspalj akayeuka mazuva ake mashoma ekupedzisira muYugoslavia muzhizha ra1989 asati aenda kuAmerica: 