VALENCIA (FIBA Basketball World Cup) - One of the hottest names in European basketball these days is Oliver Lafayette.

As three-point shooters go, the Louisiana native has been among the most lethal.

With him, Valencia Basket have won the Eurocup and reached the semifinals of the Spanish Liga Endesa.

Lafayette has been on target in very important games, and that has caught the eye of teams outside the country.

One of them is Croatia, who will play at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

"They (Croatia) officially invited me," Lafayette said to FIBA.com.

"Stuff has to be finalized, getting everything done.

"I let my agent deal with that."

Lafayette was speaking after leading Valencia in their 87-84 Game 3 playoff win over Cajasol Sevilla on Monday night.

He made five of eight three-point attempts in each of Valencia's two playoff triumphs over Cajasol, both of which were achieved at home.

The 1.88m guard has had a knack for performing at his best when Valencia needed him most.

Against BC Khimki, in their toughest playoff series en route to the Eurocup title, Lafayette was a combined six of nine from the arc.

The 30-year-old, who played a game for the Boston Celtics and also spent time in the NBDL, would relish the opportunity to play at a World Cup.

"I would love for Croatia to bring me in and let me play for them," he said.

"I would love to get on the court and play with all of these great guys around Europe."

In the Group Phase, Croatia will play against Argentina, Greece, the Philippines, Senegal and Puerto Rico.

Lafayette could also, if Croatia went on a strong run, face a USA side that has plenty of NBA All-Stars.

"That would be great," he said.

"I know a couple of guys on the team, so that would be great."

In the summers of 2012 and 2013, Real Madrid's Dontaye Draper suited up for Croatia as a naturalized player.

Something that made him invaluable to the national side the past two summers was his ability to read the game from the bench and know how to contribute where the side needed it most.

Lafayette stressed on Monday that he brings more to the court than his shooting.

"I just do whatever my team needs," he said.

"Sometimes, I don't even get shots up at all.

"They needed me (this season) to be a pure point guard, to pass the ball.

"I mean, whatever my team needs, I'm just there to provide."

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